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February 28, 2011

McCain Praises Egyptian Revolution 
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Republican Senator John Mc Cain of Arizona and independent Senator Joe
Lieberman of Connecticut were in Egypt this weekend as the first
visiting Congressional delegation since Mubarak's ouster. Mc Cain and
Liberman met with officials in Egypt's transitional government and even
took a walk through Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point of the
uprising. At a news conference, Mc Cain had warm words for the Egyptian
revolution.

Sen. John Mc Cain: "This revolution is a repudiation of al Qaeda. This
revolution has shown the people of the world, not just in the Arab
world, that peaceful change can come about and violence and extremism is
not required in order to achieve democracy and freedom. That's why we
are especially proud to be here, where history is being made for the
entire world, not just for the Arab world."

Mc Cain's comments appear to differ from his stance during the height of
the Egyptian uprising. Speaking on Fox News just days before Mubarak was
forced to resign, Mc Cain described the popular movements in the Arab
world as a "virus."

Sen. John Mc Cain: "This virus is spreading throughout the Middle East.
The president of Yemen, as you know, just made the announcement that he
wasn't running again. This, I would argue, is probably the most
dangerous period of history in-of our entire involvement in the Middle
East, at least in modern times."



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