Mubarak was the dictator in #Egypt for THIRTY FUCKING YEARS and the US - 5 administrations, Democrat and Republican - knew exactly what he was.
And yet when we rose up against Mubarak in #Egypt, Biden said Mubarak wasn’t a dictator.
And yet when we rose up against Mubarak in #Egypt, Biden said Mubarak wasn’t a dictator.
https://twitter.com/colossusdiplo/status/1328318352046108672
When Joe Biden in 2011 said " I would not refer to him as a dictator" about Mubarak, it was a reminder that as long as you’re a dictator who gives the US what it wants, the US will support you. Whether the US President is a Democrat or a Republican.
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Trump is not an aberration. He is the poisonous fruition of decades of US policy towards #Saudi Arabia, #Egypt, #UAE etc.
He has been the most honest and ugly in its explication. He said the quiet bits out loud.
He has been the most honest and ugly in its explication. He said the quiet bits out loud.
Presidents both GOP and Democrat have long coddled the absolute monarchy of #Saudi Arabia. Trump has been crass and ugly about it. Enabling regimes in return for oil and weapons deals is ugly and crass. He is honest about it.
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