Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa went to Cairo’s Tahrir Square to support the protests several days ago. The crowd cheered him. This is a symbol that the current government is sinking, but also a sign of what the next regime may become.

Moussa represents the worst demagogic forces of radical Arab nationalism.

Syria, Moussa and other forces in the Arab world represent that radical wing, while Mubarak followed policies that might be deemed more moderate and Egypt-centered. And as brutally repressive as Mubarak’s regime was, Syria and Iraq – both radical regimes – were worse.”

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