Obama's Mideast speech: risking Jewish support to domesticate Arab Spring http://www.ww4report.com/node/9907

But note the admirable subtlety with which he states that the US empire must impose a capitalist cast on the Arab revolutions:The question before us is what role America will play as this story unfolds. For decades, the United States has pursued a set of core interests in the region: countering terrorism and stopping the spread of nuclear weapons; securing the free flow of commerce and safe-guarding the security of the region;

standing up for Israel's security and pursuing Arab-Israeli peace. We will continue to do these things, with the firm belief that America's interests are not hostile to people’s hopes; they're essential to them.Did you catch that reference to "securing the free flow of commerce"? A few short years ago, the US was about to move ahead with a Middle East Free Trade Agreement (MEFTA)—and certainly backed tyrants like Mubarak for all those decades because they were committed to pro-capitalist (as distinct from pro-democratic)

"reform" (as well as because of their willingness to betray the Palestinians).Now, the future of the region seems like it's up for grabs. And even if there hasn't been any explicitly socialist direction to the Arab revolutions, Washington must certainly be worried about the critical role of militant labor in bringing down Mubarak's regime.So, how to ensure that the awakening Arab world continues to go along with the agenda of pro-capitalist "reform"? First, by seeming to embrace the revolutionary movements. Hence:The United States opposes the use of violence and repression against the people of the region. (Applause.)Uh-huh. But not to the point of being unwilling to fund it.