To western eyes, watching revolutions is re-enacting our own democratic origins. They remind us, sometimes smugly, that much of the world has yet to find the path to free elections, free speech and freedom of assembly. But they are also the political equivalents of earthquake or flood. Surely these people need our advice, our aid, at least our running commentary. The itch to intervene becomes irresistible.
-- Simon Jenkins' "The West's Itch to Meddle is No Help. Leave Egypt Alone" (The Guardian via Information Clearing House).