I fully support the rights to peoples across the world to overthrow their dictators and live in freedom. I hope that the events from Tunsia and Egypt are the pebbles at the start of a landslide.

I;’ve heard commenters here in the US framing this both as indicative of the success and failure of Bush 41 policies. I will not sully the courage of democratic protesters by suggesting that every event in the world is about our liberal/conservative squabbles.