Letter to the Editor #1

New York Times
In the article, "Allies Press U.S. to go Slow on Egypt," by Mark Landler and Helene Cooper, the countries surrounding Egypt are saying that they want the U.S. to take caution when dealing with the controversy of political leadership in Egypt. As a reader and a U.S citizen, I have to agree with this. Although, we might feel that as a powerful country it is time to step up and take drastic measures, the affects of our actions will not be felt on our home front. However, if the U.S. intervention were to be too harsh or abrupt it will be the surrounding countries and the citizens of Egypt that will be feeling the ultimate pressure. Considering that the the current pressure that is being placed on Egyptian officials seems to be paying off, I think that the United States government should allow for this issue to run its course. The last thing we should want as a country is for the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan to repeat itself with Egypt.  Hilary Clinton says that, "the best way for Arab countries to protect themselves was to begin addressing the grievances of their people." I fully agree with this statement, a country will eventually face problems if the people of that country don't take the problems of the people seriously. Overall, I feel that the United States should take their future actions with caution. If they choose to take drastic measures and disregard the request of the countries surrounding Egypt then the United States could end up facing scrutiny that we could have avoided.