Obama’s ‘Removal’ of Dictators

Some on the left claim that Obama has by now removed — without wars — two dictators.

Well, it’s hard to see how Obama ‘removed’ two dictators. The first, in Tunisia, had zero to do with Obama. No one can claim that it was even on Obama’s radar. On the second, Egypt, few can tell which Obama policy or vision brought the revolt. It is only debatable how amateurish  and confusing Obama and his team handled it. Besides, seeing democracy spreading in the ME — if it indeed works out — makes me think that the vision of GW Bush was not totally crazy as many believed 5-7 years ago.  In addition, toppling a regime is not always the tough part. The heavy lifting starts afterwords. On this part, my friends, it is way too early for Obama to take credit on recent Middle East developments.