Egyptian Egg on Obama’s Face
Michael Youssef | Jul 07, 2013
In 2011, President Obama quickly calledon President Mubarak to acquiesce to
demonstrators’ demands and leave office.
With Mubarak out of the way, Obama proceeded to support the outlawed Muslim
Brotherhood, who succeeded in stealing the revolution.
Obama’s support extended to an ex-con named Muhammad
Morsi. By his own admission, Morsi was in prison during the January 25
demonstration. But he was in contact with members of Hamas, who broke into the
prison and freed Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood prisoners.
When Morsi ran for the presidency, Obama continued to
support him, even when it was clear that the close election was rigged by
dubious tactics.
With six possible Muslim Brotherhood operatives working in the
Obama administration, and Obama’s full-fledged support of Morsi, you would think
that Egyptians would be in love with Obama. But the deeply troubled Egyptian
public is in no way enamored with this White House. Quite the
contrary.
More than 40 percent of Egyptian citizens currently must
survive on about $2 US per day. Lines to purchase gasoline stretch on for hours.
The lines for a tank of propane—needed for cooking and other necessities of
life—extend for up to nine hours. Electricity is cut off from 2-3 hours per
night.
When the Egyptian masses finally couldn’t take it anymore,
22 million people signed a petition to recall Morsi’s election—more than twice
the number of people than originally voted for him.
Then something totally unprecedented happened: 30 million
people took to the streets. The largest mass demonstration in human
history.
The Egyptian Army had tried on many occasions to
mediate between President Morsi and the opposition. But Morsi autocratically and
arrogantly refused to talk to anyone other than his masters in the Muslim
Brotherhood headquarters.
(Sound familiar?)
In order to avoid the stigma of a coup, the military
leaders met with a cross-section of the Egyptian population and religious
leaders, including Islamists. As a result, they produced a wise plan calling for
an election and appointing the chief justice of the Supreme Court as the interim
president.
But here is the irony: while millions of Egyptians
responded to Morsi’s ouster by joyfully dancing in the streets, the Muslim
Brotherhood advisors in the White House helped Obama produce a non-descript statement. With his wishy-washy message about
those who are democratically elected, Obama confirmed in Egyptian minds that he
is in the pocket of the Muslim Brotherhood.
It is downright depressing to see the leader of the free
world unable to comprehend the Islamic understanding of democracy. To the
Islamist, democracy means “one man, one vote, one time.” Once they have their
power, there’s no reason to ever have another election.
Thank God for the wise and courageous Egyptian people who
comprehended that plan and stopped it before it was too late.
And thank God for the persecuted Christians in Egypt who
have cried out to God while withstanding injustice during the reign of the
Muslim Brotherhood. As a committed Christian, I believe God has heard their
cries, even when President Obama covered his ears. They have set an example for
every harassed believer in the world, including in America, to pray and hope
that God will hear our prayers.
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