Abu Aardvark discusses Secretary Rice's recent comments on democratization in Egypt and Jordan here. While he's largely pleased about what she said in Egypt, he's concerned that she's letting Jordan off too lightly. Steven R. Weisman has an article on her comments focusing on Egypt in today's New York Times. His last few paragraphs point out that while she's talking the democracy talk, Ms. Mendacity isn't abandoning the Realpolitik practices that have guided US-Egyptian relations for decades.
Posted by armand at June 20, 2005 10:15 AM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs