March 13, 2013
(CNSNews.com) – The “Arab spring” has benefited Islamists rather than democracy advocates, while political transitions and unrest in the region have provided opportunities for terrorists to mount attacks against U.S. interests, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told lawmakers Tuesday.
Delivering the intelligence community’s annual report on threats facing the United States, Clapper gave what amounted to a downbeat assessment of the upheavals that many initially viewed as a promising movement towards greater democracy in a region dominated by long-ruling autocrats….To Read More….
My Take – Once again….what was the comments from the brain trust over this? "No one could have foreseen this"! Only if you are among the Galacticly Stupid living in the Beltway! Everyone.....I mean everyone….. I know foresaw this as the end result of what is called the Arab Spring….the name itself indicating these media and government types were clueless from the very beginning. I keep asking; did any of them ever read a history book? What is happening was so obviously predictable that even the most casual observer should have known this was going to be the end result.....and it is clear that it will worsen as time goes by.
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