As to the turmoil called Arab Spring, Brzezinski is convinced that the chances for democracy to prevail are slim. He predicts instead military and/or dictatorial control that will be more responsive to the people.
Carter's former aide said that he noticed, while watching clips of the Tahrir Square fury, that traffic in other areas of Cairo flowed as usual; the highways were full.
Egypt, too, is in need of U.S. help.
As to Yemen, also, "some problems entail involvement."
Palestinian independence should be supported, just as we were one of the first to recognize Israel as a nation. "The standing of the United States in the Middle East is on the line."
In the domestic sphere, Brzezinski is critical of the U.S. economic system, from which so few benefit. The crisis must be confronted--the worst in history.
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