I frequently read a non-partisan financial blog called zerohedge.com. The blogger there and some of the blogs contributors put the blame for these riots on Bernanke and Geitner and the Obama admin’s economic blunders. I’m stil trying to see the direct link between undermining the US Dollar, as the aforementioned have been busily doing, and the unrest in Egypt, Tunisia, and other nearby states. The links likely exist, but I guess I need a little more explanation.
Global depression leads to political unrest. The global depression has been exacerbated by the clueless policies of the political elite in this country and the effects are felt worldwide. The most fragile states are the first to fall. If it keeps up there could be a domino effect.
The link (theory)is the devaluing of the dollar is causing global commodities especially food and energy to rise; causing food inflation in several countries. Of coarse there are other factors causing the food problem. I believe there is some truth to this theory esp. in places like China where their currency is linked to ours; we are exporting inflation. And the global oil price is in dollars.