The former Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice has a piece in the Washington Post today talking up democracy. Nice piece, thoughtful, mindful of the risks, etc. But it leads with Rice’s synopsis of the Bush administration on Egypt. Rice, as she watched good old Mubarak address the Egyptians last week, tells us that she thought to herself “it didn’t have to be this way.” If only Hosni had listened to Condi. If only he had stayed on track with his reforms and not “reversed course.” Cue soft music. Tears of regret.
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