US-backed dictators wonder why their boss turned against Mubarak

This is what happens when Washington consistently backs thugs in the Middle East:

…A senior Republican member of Congress who has access to intelligence reports said U.S. spy agencies have seen recent indications that other Middle East leaders were dismayed by the United States’ treatment of Mubarak.

“The other countries are mad as hell, and they’re mad as hell at us,” said the lawmaker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter candidly.

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