Educated and poor are not mutually exclusive. Poverty when there is money to be had is begging for a revolution.
I beg to differ with your “plain and simple” explanation.
And having a degree doesn’t make one smart.
The islamist will promise to be a river to the people.
Until they have the iron fist.
A liberal democracy is an anathema to Islam. To think otherwise goes against experience. The predominant goverments in Muslim countries are a dictatorship of theocracy or secularism.
The speed at which events are evolving in the ME and Obamas willingness to make rash decisions are how bad things happen.
Just where was obama on the uprising in Iran?
Oh that’s right... he said bupkis.
How about NK Killing 46 SK sailors in a n act of war? Again Bupkis.
Did Obama chide Hu Jinto the other week about human rights?
No. He threw him a party.
Next up, the commies in SA.
Chavez will be pleased.