Mubarak Steps Down: Are you happy now?

Has Obama lost the Pharaoh of Egypt

like Carter lost the Shahanshah of Iran?

The 1953 Iranian coup d'etat (the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh's democratically elected government) followed by the 1979 Iranian Revolution a.k.a. Islamic Revolution (the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty) sees the shifting of the pillar of American foreign policy in the Middle East from Iran to Egypt.

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi: Shahanshah and Aryamehr of Iran

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40 years, it has been. Iranians are still looking back on this era prior to "change" as a time of a less oppressive government and a more prosperous country. Younger generations fail to see what their parents were so passionate about, even the members of the poor and uneducated (core supporters of the uprising that overthrew the Shah) echo remorse 'God bless the Shah's soul, the economy was better then...'.

Amused; the Egyptian people are so enthusiastic about throwing rocks...hope they have good aim. No regrets.

I find the foreign policy of the United States of America very intriguing; to make a long story short, the policy by which the United States a.k.a. western countries interacts with *boss around* foreign nations and sets *dictates* standards of interaction for its organizations, corporations and individual citizens. The U.S. is highly influential in the world today but if you beg to differ, I'm more than happy to rephrase that statement: The U.S. is instrumental in influencing the world today. So whenever I mention the U.S., I would mean inclusively to whomever, in reality, it concerns and not exclusively.

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and

President Barack Obama of the United States of America

I have no convincing theories *yet* on "ulterior motives" of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution that has been going on since January 25th *doubting the date but I'm sure enough not to Google* up until now. Identifying the problem:

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- If the U.S. is orchestrating the uprising, what could the possible reason be?

a) The U.S. is planning to relocate its influence.

b) The U.S. doesn't give a damn anymore.

- If the U.S.'s interests in the region, which lies with Hosni Mubarak, is so important, why is it being hypocritical?

a) The U.S. does not want to jeopardize its democratic image thus...

i) Mubarak was told to be stubborn about stepping down.

ii) Mubarak was told to buy time until the U.S. could find a replacement approved by the U.S. and the people of Egypt.

iii) The U.S. is planning to relocate its influence.

b) The U.S. doesn't give a damn anymore.

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These two thoughts are of different prespectives:

1st

...the revolution was planned...

2nd

...the revolution wasn't planned...necessary to drive it towards a favorable outcome...

So far the second theory seems more developed, thus the reason for a comeback after my long period of silence. IMO, people fail to see just how important the interests the U.S. has in the region and how Egypt is/was *?* of great service. Allow me to point out the facts:

1) Egypt’s historic role as a leader in the Arab world; other Arab states look to Egypt to initiate an action and an example setter to solve regional issues.

2) Sustain Egypt’s moderate voice in Arab councils and rely on Egypt in persuading less moderate Arab states of the wisdom of compromise. *even though Islam preaches it I doubt we're talking about the same type of "moderation" here*

3) Maintain the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.

4) Cooperation on defense in opposing regional threats or aggression; demonstrated in Egypt’s active participation in the 1991 liberation of Kuwait and military alliance in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Egypt is/was *?* just like Iran, whereby the Middle East had her path paved by someone who claims to be a moderator. Isn't it obvious that the reality of 2011 Egyptian Revolution isn't just a local uproar? Logic: it involves the entire Muslim world *and other worlds that do give a damn* to liberate not only Egypt but the Arab region since I'm quite sure that it's wise to stop the U.S. from trying to be the boss of everyone *holler if you disagree*. Alas, opportunity knocks on the door and everyone decides to go on vacation. Now that Hosni Mubarak has just decided to step down...everyone lives happily ever after(?). Unfortunately nobody cares about what's going on behind the scenes, nobody cares about the what ifs of a Disney movie.