Pamela Gellar Reacts to Hosni Mubarak Stepping Down

Pamela Gellar may be one of America's most prolific civilian experts on Middle East affairs. A conservative true and true, Gellar has been very outspoken on threats in the wake of the September 11, 2011 attacks.

In the video, while attending CPAC, Gellar raises several key points. The first is the video of the protests in Cairo's Tahir Square only numbered round 10,000. What about the rest of Egypt's 85 million residents? What were there feelings towards former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak?

Another point made by Gellar was that the fall of Mubarak has dealt a blow to the United State' Middle East strategy. She points that President Obama has been weak and allowed Egypt, one of our strongest allies in the Middle East. In doing so, and by encouraging a peaceful transition, we have turned our back on another ally, Israel. Gellar interestingly points out that Obama's failure to stand by Mubarak signifies that the United States has turned its back on Egypt and Israel. In doing so, it proves who needs enemies when you have the U.S. (actually Obama) who failed to be there when our friend (Egypt) needed help.

Gellar correctly states that Obama has been remarkably weak and silent on Middle East peace affairs, especially when innocent Iranians were killed during that turmoil in 2009. Mainstream media fails to report that Obama was silent and ignored the help of peaceful Iranians who also tried to have a peaceful transition of power during Iran's Presidential elections. Of course, because of Obama's silence, Ahmadinejad reclaimed power.

What is not being said, or not being driven home here is that country after country is changing power. While change may be good in the context that some of these countries have been ruled for decades by the same regime, regime change for the sake of regime change may bring adverse consequences. In the case of Egypyt, we need to keep an mindful eye on who takes power after a period of calm that brings in a new democratic process and elections. Putting Egypt in the hands of another Mahmoud Adhmadinejad could create a domino effect through the Middle East that will wreak havoc and cause the region to destabilize.

The mere thought of a destabilized Middle East region could be particularly dangerous to our friend Israel, but it also could impair the U.S. from a national security perspective. With crude oil and gasoline prices already rising, fear of widespread Middle East turmoil could send oil and gasoline prices so high that we as a nation could not afford to fuel our military vehicles, much less transport food and goods throughout the U.S. That is because the liberal progressives have denied the U.S. from having any sort of meaningful domestic energy production to reduce America's reliance on foreign oil. Another topic for another day.

Let's unite in prayer that things work out for the best. 

On another note, it is interesting to note that the fall of Hosni Mubarak came thirty-two years to the day after the fall of Iran's Shah.  Today, Ahmadeinjad may be rejoicing, but America must be wary of a Middle East that controls seventy percent of our oil supply and one of our most cherished allies.

1979 Deja Vu

1979:  America was experiencing high unemployment and a stagnant economy
2011:  America is experiencing high unemployment and a stagnant economy

1979:  Oil and gas prices are rising
2011:  Oil and gas prices are rising

1979:  A Middle East country, Iran, was in the middle of a revolution spurned by its citizens
2011:  A Middle East country, Egypt, is in the middle of a revolution spurned by its citizens

1979:   President Carter was aloof in how to deal with the Iran cris
2011:   President Obama is clueless in how to deal with Egypt


Who would have thought that in 2011, a White House would not have learned how to deal with a nation undergoing an internal revolution.  The Obama White House, with President Obama on the sidelines and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton more interested in Haiti look more clueless than President Carter did thirty two years ago.

The parallels between Carter and Obama are startling.  Like Carter, if you were nation that was pro-American, Obama disliked you (or the leader).  In 1979, Iran was pro-American, just as much as Egypt is today.  In Egypt's case, the enemy is Hosni Mubarak who is both an ally of the United States and Israel.  And that could very well be the crux of the issue why Egypt is now in flames.

While Obama quietly ignores this crisis of an American ally, just like Carter did to Iran, American citizens must pray that if Mubarak must go - an ally replaces him.  But with opposition leader Mohammed El Baradei asking Mubarak to step down quietly, that may not be the case.  El Baradei, the former Director General of the UN'S International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).  While at this position, El Baradei was criticized by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and former Israeli Prime Minister and current Israeli President Simon Peres for being soft on Iran's developing nuclear programs.

Allowing El Baradei to assume control over Egypt could put the Middle East into chaos, as he has already proven to be soft on Iran.  Such as move could also be disastrous to Israel who has enjoyed a peaceful relationship with the Mubarak regime.  But as Obama announced today, the White House no longer backs Mubarak and asked for "an orderly transition to a government that is responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people."

The line in the sand has been drawn, and Obama turned his back on an ally.  Only time will tell what lies ahead for Egypt or the Middle East.