***UPDATED: ALLEN WEST HISTORY COMPARISON***
The first question most people want to know is if these 19 Americans did anything wrong in Egypt. But Walid Phares says that’s not the right question to ask considering these NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) have operated legally in Egypt for the last 30 years. He says the right question to ask is what has prompted the Military Council in Egypt to suddenly prosecute these NGOs after the elections have completed. And his answer is that the Military Council is trying to push these NGOs out of Egypt because the Muslim Brotherhood doesn’t want these NGOs, which are mostly democracy groups, to train up the next generation of youth to do the same thing to the Muslim Brotherhood that they did to Mubarak (fight for democracy, overthrow the government).
As to what we can do for these 19 Americans, Phares says it comes down to money in that we’ve funded their military for decades and that we should be able to use that to influence this very troubling situation.
Here’s the full clip:
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UPDATE: Allen West gave us a comparative history lesson today from his Facebook:
Here is today’s comparative history lesson for America; President Jimmy Carter allowed Shah of Iran to be deposed. That led to the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the resurgence of radical Islamic totalitarianism and terrorism, and the Iranian hostage crisis.
President Barack Obama demanded Hosni Mubarak step down. That led to a Muslim Brotherhood dominated Egyptian parliament, Coptic Christian persecution, violence and Islamist control, and (19) Americans now detained with under threat of imprisonment.
Santayana was right, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Happy Birthday President Ronald Reagan, we surely need a 21st century version of you!
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