Understand that Tunisia offers no sense of triumph or path to peace in the Middle East's collective of nations -- just not enough of a political influence, not enough of a population.
Libya, immediately to the East (right side) of Tunisia, on the other hand, is a walking, talking disaster and all who take time to be informed, know this to be true. A year ago, Obama ordered an unilateral bombing of Libya - he did it on his own - and the subsequent governmental "transition to a vibrant democracy" has proven to be little more than a figment of Obama's imaginations. The deaths of those associated with our Embassy proves this to be the case. We are looking at the most shameful diplomatic scandal of our time.
Egypt, to the east of Libya, is an even worse indictment of the Obama doctrine. He did absolutely nothing to set up the transitional move away from Mubarak, nothing to insure a continued Western alliance. As a result, we have the largest Muslim nation in the Middle East (population 80 million) under the increasing control of the radical Muslim Brotherhood. Because this is "Egypt" we are talking about, we are looking at the creation of one of the greatest existential threats to Israel since its inception. Understand that all of Obama's strategies in the Middle East have been accomplished without an ounce of consultation with Israel. Understand that Egypt is increasingly allied with Iran, adding to the threat against Israel. "Democracy" for the sake of "democracy" is not necessarily a good idea. Venezuela is a "democracy." Anyone think Hugo Chavez is a player defined by that concept?
It is clear with the events of the past several weeks, that Obama's North African policies are based more in an Utopian World Fantasy than anything that might be labeled "reality," which, of course, makes Obama's liberalism in this regard, more a feature of "classic American liberalism" than anything thoughtful, profound, or uniquely "Obama.'
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