No Kidding

Mobs in Egypt scream they hate the U.S. and ABC News' Christiane Amanpour seems surprised. Practically the oldest adage in the region is "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Its less quoted corollary is "the friend of my enemy is my enemy."

Who are the Egyptian protestors screaming they hate and want gone? President Mubarak. Who has been President Mubarak's biggest friend and supporter with aid and diplomatic politesse? The United States. Why? Because he opposed the Islamists and supported the hated Camp David accord with Israel.

We are the friend of those Egyptian protesters' enemy Mubarak, so we are also their enemy. That isn't rocket science. It is elementary political science.