Inside Story - Changing the US vision of the Middle East

History in the making: The Egyptian peoples' uprising is a turning point that is likely to change the face of the Middle East. But can it also mark a new chapter in the US approach to and vision of the region? Inside Story investigates.

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[RandomShellAccount]

America has a bigger wealth disparity and MORE unemployment than these countries rioting right now. But where are Americans in OUR protests?

We have NOTHING but an apathetic nation and we do NOTHING about our corruption, our thieves, our leaders, our bankers.

It blows my mind how America is in THIS bad a shape and we do nothing.

When is OUR time America?

[MadXMax187]

The US govt supports "democracy" in Iraq and Afghanistan but not Egypt? Not surprising for the #1 supporter of apartheid Israel with such obvious double standards. Even the founding fathers had double standards they were slave owners that wanted to be free.

[Vamphetamine]

@RandomShellAccount Your time? Prolly about 100 years ago mate. Sorry but imo, America is blowing it's chances of ever becoming the country that your founding fathers envisaged. I agree with you when you say say that nothing is being done about your leaders, banks, etc, but I can't see a radically evangelical country doing anything but burying it's head in the sand (both metaphorically and literally in the case of the middle east.)

[eddiebo20]

Leave the middle east and close the door behind us is what we need to do ! let em bomb themselves to be with mohammad and allah !!

[laciorangerock]

America gives 1.5 million dollars in Aid to Egypt, most going to it's Military? , That's not Aid that's keeping a Government in power. corporate America Does not care about Egypt's freedom it does not care about humans, unless they are it's resource. And Yes Americans are scared of there Government, since they passed the patriot act. We are no longer in control as American people, 1.5 million and that's a hand out! how much to shut me and you up? a few pay checks, to the right branch.

[demarcos69]

Americans are scared of there government..thats why you will see anything like this happen here...

[casinohijack]

What you want the protest to end early so that you can go back home and there is no change maybe you should have brought your fold out chair and cooler full of beer you might stick it out to see some "change you can believe in". Look there calling for change this is no stupid "voting line" these people are standing in. There not screwing around they want change and they want it now.

[irbid1able]

IT'S our duty in thge u.s.a to help the demacracy in the middle east and stand against the corrpution and the dectatoships.

[romeoechomike369]

The West has been trying to influence the Middle East ever since the first Crusade from the Holy Roman Empire. After the discovery of oil, it was British influence during and after WWI. Later, after WWII, and Saudi Aramco, it was the U.S. who tried to influence Iran by putting the Shah in power. Saddam Hussein was our man and we backed both sides during the Iran/Iraq war. We then gave him the green light to invade Kuwait, so that we could counter his move and put U.S. troops on the ground.

[Muhammed140]

It is such a SHAME that the American foreign policy is run by the C.I.A.

It should be run by DIPLOMATS of civil officials.

C.I.A assassinated the president ANVAR SADAT, soon after Mubarak takes over ; kills TWENY THOUSAND Muslims of leading position to secure his DICTATORSHIP for THIRTY YEARS, 230 people starve to dead every year, Arable land is now OWN by ISRAELIS and the List goes on and on .

People of Egypt have been very patient for a VERY LONG TIME.

It is time to get PARASITES out.