https://redstate.com/erick/2011/02/02/barack-obamas-egypt-failure-hes-becoming-carter-faster-than-carter-became-carter/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:20:27 -0400<![CDATA[Barack Obama&#8217;s failure in Egypt has nothing to do with Egypt itself descending to chaos. No American administration has been willing to call Hosni Mubarak a dictator, which he is. And no administration has sought to strong arm Mubarak into a succession plan devoid of kleptocratic relatives.We cannot blame Barack Obama for Egypt collapsing in on itself.We can however blame Barack Obama for failing to mitigate and control the impact of the collapse.Like when a demolition team sets about bringing down a crumbling building — and we now know Obama collaborated to help bring down Egypt — the demolition team must make sure the building, as it implodes, does not throw debris and carnage all over the place. If that happens, the demolition team is liable.Barack Obama is liable, given this:]]>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:39:10 -0500<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2011/02/02/barack-obamas-egypt-failure-hes-becoming-carter-faster-than-carter-became-carter-n37805