By and large, the Obama Administration response to this admittedly difficult challenge has been not-horrible. But both Frank Wisner’s selection as envoy (which would have been horrible even without the Patton Boggs connection, given his ties to his daddy’s coup-happy CIA, Enron, and AIG) and Hillary’s outspoken support for Omar Suleiman were unforced errors.
Secretary Clinton Up in Air on Egyptian Democracy |
| By: emptywheel Monday February 7, 2011 8:00 am |
US Sending Envoys to Egypt, “Sizing Up” ElBaradei for Post-Mubarak Role |
| By: David Dayen Tuesday February 1, 2011 7:45 am |
As Siun reports, today hundreds of thousands if not millions have massed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the biggest demonstrations yet against the Mubarak regime. Let’s look at how the United States is reacting.


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