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Debate: Egyptian President Mubarak should go immediately
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[Edit] Should Mubarak go immediately before the September election? |
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[Edit] ProMubarak is a tyrant, authoritarian, and bad for the Egyptian people.
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[Edit] ConMubarak's ouster will lead to a radicalized Egypt. Successors will be more authoritarian, a tyrannical religious theocracy, and worse overall for the Egyptian people.
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[Edit] ProSuccessors will honor the peace deal. Alternatively, Egypt should not have a peace deal with Israel, or recognize Israel as a country.
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[Edit] ConMubarak's ouster will lead to an abandonment of the Egypt/Israel peace agreement, and a shooting war with Israel.
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[Edit] ProThe spread of democracy in the Arab world would free many people from oppression. Alternatively, establishing a Caliphate is desirable, and will bring honor to Islam and shame and destruction to infidels.
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[Edit] ConMubarak's ouster will lead to the toppling of many Arab strongman regimes, destabilizing the region and leading to regional conflict.
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