US Support by Others

The Pope went to the Middle East and yet, on September 17, 2012  the militant Hezbollah in Lebanon organized the biggest protest including boy scouts and clerics and warned that if the US doesn’t ban the film there will be serious repercussions. Things were quiet in the areas that started the uprising. All Egyptian newspapers encouraged non violent protests but want the US to enact a law to prohibit defamation of Islam - this is the cry of Muslims around the world.

September 20, 2012 Republican John McCain said “It shows the level, the dismal level, of their knowledge about the fundamental aspects of terrorist attacks and militant operations”. Because we’ve given money to Egypt, Paul Ryan said “The Administration sent mixed signals to those that attacked our Embassy in Egypt and mixed signals to the world.” In an interview with Telemundo the President said “I don’t think we would consider Egypt an ally but we don’t consider them an enemy.” The Pentagon sent about 50 Marines to Libya and 2 warships armed with missiles to its coast as well as sending Marines to the other countries. Look at what other did while the US finger points and argues over freedom of speech. The Egyptian Muslim President immediately condemned the attacks and promised to protect the American Embassy; a concrete wall was erected around the Embassy and police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse the crowd; on September 19 Egypt issued arrest warrants for 7 Coptic Christians and Pastor Jones for their part in the movie uprising. Libyan officials were fast to denounce the attack saying it was criminal and cowardly and vowed to punish the attackers; the Libyan people immediately apologized to the US and let us know that’s not how they feel (it was only 20 militants) as a people. Within 24 hours Libya arrested 4 suspects and on September 21 the Libyans attacked and burned the building of a militia group. In Pakistan the government blocked cell phone signals so bombs couldn’t be set off and police killed 19 and injured more than 160 in its attempts to stop protesters. Sudan blocked the Marines from entry into their country saying they’d handle security themselves. Authorities in Kenya arrested 2 in a major Somali Al Qaeda terror plot. The governments of the various countries all supported us because of the relationships the President has built.