The demonstrations and the genuine possibility of a radical Islamic state eventuating in Egypt are in part the result of President Obama’s foreign policy being reactive and not proactive. The United States has placed itself in an era of driftwood diplomacy.
It is often said that when a person has no core and in its place exists a muddled and uncertain belief system, he tends to float along from one crisis in life to another. It is far easier to simply drift along with the current and allow it to take you wherever it may go. These people will ultimately fail in any endeavor.