At Last,Domino Effect Hits Muslim World
When President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq, his vision-albeit a risky one- was to see create a stable democracy in the Middle East which would in turn put pressure on Iran and Saudi Arabia. Democracy in Iraq has been a mixed bag thus far but the signs are promising. However the winds of change in the North African Muslim world have been at light speed this week. Demonstrations in the streets of Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria and Egypt erupted this past week where protesters demanding that President Hosni Mubarek step down from power after 30 years. Mubarak has been a staunch ally of the United States during his reign-which has caused the US to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses. Quite often, our foreign policy choices involve a bad choice and worse choice. In foreign policy decisions, political stability often takes precedent over democratic rule-a very difficult and unfavorable sacrifice. This wave of change taking place in the Arab world presents a dilemma for US policy maker