JOHN KERRY, the US Secretary of State, has uttered some words that either blew up every aspect of the fundamental policies, which have been guiding the American administration for decades, or consolidated historical contradiction on the issue. At a time the streets of Cairo, Port Said and other major cities were witnessing flow of human blood due to protests against the government of the Muslim Brotherhood that has brought civil war to Egypt, Kerry said, “We are pleased with the democratic practice of Egyptian President Mohamad Morsi.”
 

The statement is a clear indication that the US does not only use double standards, but it also lacks the right method for evaluating international policies. It is an indirect sign that Egypt is not far from the model of democracy, which the US promised when it conquered Iraq in 2003; signaling the beginning of civil war and division in that country. After the Sept 11, 2001 bombing, the United States moved its forces to Afghanistan and Iraq under the pretext of fighting terrorism and extremism. Although it still raises the same slogan, we noticed that it has been lending hands to groups which emerged from the extremists.
 

Bearing in mind that the extremist groups started operating in the 1970’s through Altakfir Walhijra followed by al-Qaeda - the arch enemy of the US, we cannot help but wonder what type of democracy the Brotherhood regime practices which Kerry talked about. We should reconsider our alliance with the US if the blood spill continues across the Middle East to serve its interests, simply because it tells us indirectly that it has chosen terrorists as allies in place of secure and stable countries.
The ambiguous American policy is questionable, considering the US claimed to support the Egyptians’ fight for freedom when the White House leader told former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, “You must step down now”, asserting that “Now is now, not tomorrow”. He used all political tools at his disposal to depose the legitimate government in Egypt.
 

Today, we see him supporting the Syrians’ fight for freedom but not the revolution, through which they could have obtained freedom. Washington regards Iran as its worst enemy in history and the source of vices in the world, so it continues to put pressure on the international community to isolate the latter. It keeps on repeating the intention to take radical steps to end the recurrent Iranian terrorist threats in the region. The threats are not limited to forming militant gangs in Lebanon and Iraq, as they include direct interference in the internal affairs of major US allies in the Arabian Gulf, especially in Bahrain where it established the Fifth Fleet.
In spite of this, Washington maintains embarrassing and uncertain position on Iran’s interference in the affairs of the Arabian kingdom. The position seems to be encouraging steady attack. It is possible that Washington’s foreign policy suffers from senility or it uses terrorism as a scarecrow; yet it now sponsors terrorism by accepting the Muslim Brotherhood government, which carries the burden of empty political and economic promises in Egypt and Tunisia.

Considering the suspicious US policy, the GCC countries should beware of promises from the White House administration to avoid another sting from a very close ally that regards blood spilling in Egypt as democracy in action. It is obvious that the current incident is the direct translation of the statement made by former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan over 45 years ago. He said, “If we push for the collapse of Abdul-Nasser’s military by allowing the Brotherhood to take the mantle of governance, we will smell the odor of death and blood in every nook in Egypt. This should be our objective for waging war to assist our American friends.”
Does Washington want us to smell the odor of death and blood in every part of the Arab World by encouraging the government of destruction that has started spilling blood of Egyptians?

Email: ahmed@aljarallah.com

By Ahmed Al-Jarallah
Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times