Obama's Egypt Misstep
By placing himself on the side of "change", Barack Obama's fingers are now caught in the Egyptian mousetrap.
Barack Obama's fingers are caught in the Egyptian mousetrap. By earlier today placing himself on the side of "change," the president put himself in a situation where "non-change" becomes defiance. The formal words from State Department spokesperson PJ Crowley about respecting an Egyptian process now confront a reality where the Egyptian process allows the Egyptian client to defy a publicly indicated preference by the US patron. You'll be hearing more about this in the hours ahead from both Obama supporters and - even more - Obama opponents.