Thursday, February 21, 2013

Friedman on Egypt

The New York Times' Tom Friedman writes about many things, some well, some poorly. On domestic politics he is laughably liberal and hence unreliable. On issues dealing with the Middle East he is often on target.

Here he writes about the Muslim Brotherhood's government in Egypt. They are squandering the good will developed while getting rid of former President Mubarak.

Egypt is the most populous Arab country and yet lacks the oil riches other nations have. What they do have is a marvelous set of ruins to show tourists - really spectacular. In order to get affluent tourists to come from all over the world, Egypt needs to be at least as welcoming to tourists as it was under Mubarak.