E-MAIL THIS LINK
To: 

White House perplexed over Mubarak's stubbornness
There is, however, a growing perception that Washington does not have much of a say in Cairo, WSJ said.
Noooooo, really?
"The mystique of America's superpower status has been shattered," said Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program of the New America Foundation, who has attended two meetings with the National Security Council on Egypt.

Arab and Israeli diplomats also pointed out that Mubarak no longer trusted the Obama administration since it had categorically sided with the opposition after eight days of the protest and just stopped short of asking him to resign.

On the other hand, the White House had been reaching out to Suleiman and the military, the newspaper pointed out.

"I don't think Mubarak trusts too many people from the US anymore," the Arab diplomat said. "It looks like Omar Suleiman is the right point of contact, but they're all ticked off with the US position, which they view as throwing Mubarak under the bus".
We only do that to our friends, Hosni, you should be honored.

Posted by: tipper 2011-02-11
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=315860