Unrest in Egypt

Oppression for 30 Years

My picture above was taken where I stood in the desert 20 years ago looking towards Cairo ... standing with my trusty camel and the black Palomino near the base of the Giza Pyramids.
I recall guards at the airport with automatic weapons , 20% unemployment and a country of desperate people ... 40 million under the age of 30 and unemployed.

Today the people have spoken. Oppressed for over 30 years during the rule of Mubarak they are fed up with 40% unemployment and extremely high commodity prices ... they are unable to provide the basics for their families, 70% of the country making on average 4 dollars a day. The media is down, social media and the Internet is off ... Oppression continues.

So What is our Energy Policy with Rogue Nations?

What is even more alarming ... is this situation was predicted long ago and is yet another ticking time bomb that shows how fragile our relationship is in the Mideast with rogue nations who do not have our best interest in mind.
Last week President Obama's Energy Advisor stepped down without establishing a clear energy policy. The Suez canal is now in jeopardy ... Deja Vu all over again. If you remember the Oil Embargo of 1972 and the Gas Lines ... get ready for a long hot summer.
The Obama Administration yet again has waited till a crisis precipitates action instead of developing a proactive strategy to shield the US from events such as what occurred in Egypt this week and the resulting instability in the Oil Markets to come.

We need a Proactive Energy Strategy!

As Crude Oil reaches $100 a barrel and unrest in Egypt escalates ... Iran and Iraq are sitting by cheering-on the events of today. Mubarak unwilling to step down, is now due to appoint a new government on Saturday. The Muslim Majority is sure to take over and form the first Muslim run country. This will create a safe-haven for the Al queda and any other Military Dictatorship run by Muslim Fundamentalists.

Stand-by ... This is a dangerous revolution at its beginnings!

Gary DeMoss
In My Right Mind