For weeks, we've seen all hell break loose across the northern part of the European continent. From Egypt, to Bahrain, to Libya, and certainly rooted from the Iranian protests, the uprising of the people in these predominantly Muslim countries has generated public reaction to the shock of women and children being put in harm's way during the protests, leaders fleeing their lands (not including Wisconsin, that's a different story), and even western reporters coming under attack (the beating and sexual assult of CBS foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan come to mind).
One of the world leaders who have remained mum on the African uprisings has been President Obama. He's been criticized by people on all sides of the political spectrum for his silence on the turmoil. I say to President Obama: "keep doing what you're doing" (and I mean that sincerely, not sarcastically).
For too long, the U.S. has been sticking their noses into foreign conflicts that we have nothing to do with us. In fact, we should not be saying anything about Egypt the way we have been siding with and funding the dictator. Our obsession with playing the international do-gooder has actually made us more of a target of foreign anger, something we most certainly do not need.
Don't get involved lest you arouse the anger of a strong anti-American sentiment that resides in the senses of an already furious chorus of heretical Muslims. Let the people of their country decide for themselves what they desire without infulence of the United States. That's the true spirit of international Americanism.
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