Until now, Washington has reacted timidly to the extraordinary events convulsing the Middle East. The United States has behaved as a nervous bystander, afraid to make the wrong move, not as a self-assured country with much at stake — morally, strategically and economically — in the outcome of the pro-democracy uprisings.
It is not too late for U.S. President Obama to display innovative and courageous leadership in a process that will continue for months and years. This country has an important role to play in the move from dictatorship to democracy. This does not mean launching a military invasion. Washington has other tools, and it needs to use them to help ensure a positive outcome to this historic moment.
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