I think this may be a "game changer."

The western powers (and some Arab Gulf States) are taking sides.

The movement toward the will of the people v. repressive governments that we have supported in the past.

Currently the situation in Bahrain is of concern along with the Saudi support to the Royal Family in Bahrain. (As if they are cousins or something?)

The true intentions of these "rebels" need to be studied ? if they support a more secular and contemporary form of representative government or are simply fundamentalist throw-backs.

If we "take the right side" in the eyes of the Arab peoples perhaps, the new governments will be more hospitable. Currently they are not ...