Protests in the Middle East have grown in size. Originally starting in Egypt, they have spread throughout the region, now in most countries in the area. These are not small protests as thousands of people have turned out to voice their anger towards their unresponsive governments. Calling for civil freedom and basic rights, the people of these countries are turning out in the thousands at protests. Governments in these countries are using everything from ground riot police to water cannons to tanks and military support to put these protests down.
This is a video showing the Egyptian protests in January earlier this year. The protesters chased the police off the bridge even though they wer being attacked with batons and water canons. You can see the tear gas being shot off about halfway through the video.
This is a large group of protesters in Yemen this year
When people show up to protest anything in such large numbers it will always get the attention of the world. This many people acting together are going to create some sort of change in the region. Investors across the globe pay attention to the news and plan their investments accordingly. This is the same for the oil-futures market http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42685984/ns/business-going_green/. Such instability in an oil rich region of the world can have an economic impact here in America and we have seen it before. Did America really go into Iraq for Hussein or for oil. Why is it that America led the charge against the oil rich country of Libya but only offer verbal support for Syria, when both of the countries are going through the same style of change. Is the American government trying to support Libya to force a regime change and open up Libyan oil to US markets to ease gas prices here at home?
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