Why the Arab Spring still needs America’s help
http://dervishcom.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-arab-spring-still-needs-americas.html
Grinding civil war in Libya, a state-organized bloodbath in Syria and troubling stumbles in Egypt's march to democracy dim the luster of Arab revolts that began the year in glory. This Arab summer is a political season of reaction and reversal.
But it is not a moment to despair or to overlook the longer-term meaning of the sweeping change 2011 has brought to the Middle East. Besides, we are in too deep to wash our hands and pretend we can stand aside while dictators have their culturally appropriate way.
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