President Obama’s remarks on Egypt

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

President Obama today said that the protesters put the lie "to the idea that justice is best gained through violence," a clear reference to Al Qaeda and it's number two leader, Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahiri. Obama said that in Egypt, "it was the moral force of non-violence — not terrorism and mindless killing" that is bringing democratic change.

This is a major defeat for Al Qaeda. It is also a rejection of the Neoconservative "Bush Doctrine" of imposing democracy at the point of a gun and then staying as part of a Pax Americana empire.

Watch the full video of President Obama's statement below, starting at the 1:50 mark in the video.

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Transcript of President Obama's remarks on Egypt