Arab Uprisings Lose Momentum as `Status Quo' Fights Back
By - Mar 16, 2011 7:32 AM GMT-0300
Bombs and tear gas are threatening to smother the “Arab Spring” that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia and promised to spread democracy in the Middle East. Already fighting two wars in Muslim countries, the U.S. and Europe were reluctant to engage in a third, enabling Muammar Qaddafi to turn the tide against Libyan rebels. In Bahrain, security forces today used tear gas to drive protesters from their main rallying point in the capital Manama, two days after Saudi Arabia sent troops to bolster the ruling family.
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Comment: The Western leader failed to give clear signs of support at the crucial moment when the rebellion was moving forward. Gahafi has regained control. This way he set a bad exemple which will be followed by the bunch of the rest of the dictators - small and great in the Arab world and beyond.
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