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We have problems in Egypt and for the past couple days they are on the front page of news. Throughout this past year many items have hit the front pages and headlines in America and made top story on TV. A great deal of those stories have come from that part of the world. Many of those stories may in their own right be worthy of the headline they produced, none were really earth shattering enough that they could cause the world to go into great turmoil on its own.

That is, until this last event with Egypt. Now we are faced with the possibility that a country which has helped allow a small country like Israel stay themselves from annihilation will be overthrown Those people in the streets of Cairo and other cities in Egypt  marching against the heavy hand of Mubarak and his thirty year rule may not be content with a re-shuffling of leadership rather than a dismantling of the old government. There is a good possibility that the conflict occurring in Egypt may allow Iran to take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself during these difficult times and push for the Muslim Brotherhood to step in.

Iran will have their say in the turmoil which continues in Egypt. Whether it is through the Muslim Brotherhood or some other means they will have a greater influence after this incident than they did before. Egypt, is a country lead by a dictator who has been paid billions by the US not to present a symbol of democracy but help hold some stability in that area. There is absolutely no real freedom for the people in Egypt or for any of the middle east countries other than perhaps Jordan and Israel. And if Iran gets its tentacles into Egypt it will not be long before their rage for the extermination of Israel will boil over into the entire middle east and Israel will be left on its own with little hope that Obama will stand up for them.