King Abdullah Schools Obama

 Reuters

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, has warned Obama not to push for Mubarak of Egypt to step down.

Saudi Arabia has threatened to prop up embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak if the Obama administration tries to force a swift change of regime in Egypt, The Times of London reported Thursday.

In a testy personal telephone call on Jan. 29, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah reportedly told President Obama not to humiliate Mubarak and warned that he would step in to bankroll Egypt if the U.S. withdrew its aid program, worth $1.5 billion annually.

 Oh, snap!

"With Egypt in chaos, the kingdom is Washington's only major ally left in the Arab world and the Saudis want the Americans to remember that," said a source in Riyadh.

Of course, Obama should know this but again, his actions and comments show that he is inexperienced and often comes forward saying things that are not based on well thought out decisions.

Even if you were to believe that this is all about democracy coming to this region, you have to admit two things. One, Mubarak has already agreed not to run again and two, he cannot just step down instantly because, it's going to take time for them to make a transition, as well as find people to run for president.

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