"Unlike in the case of Egypt, where President Obama promised to “stand up for democracy” and called for a change of power “now,”." What? Was I asleep? Obama supported democracy in Egypt and a change of power NOW??? When was that? The Obama administration did not even utter the word democracy. It was only talking about the need for "reforms"--i.e. to preserve the regime in power. And when the White House used the word "now", it was not about the change of government. It was about the need for "reform" now. Are you kidding me? Who are you lying to?