July 8, 2013

"In Egypt, governments come and go. The only thing certain is that American taxpayers will continue to be stuck with the $1.5 billion bill."

"In Egypt, democratic authoritarianism is replaced with military junta. American neocons say send them more of your money."

Said Rand Paul.

2 comments:

Ann Althouse said...

Sorry for the comments restriction right now. Read the new instructions.

Meade said...

from CK:

The only thing constant is the that the Mamluk side comes out when push come to shove.

Isn't Egypt, at its heart, a Mamluk state, with the military having a special position and responsibility.

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