The 1* lesson: "Be modest in prophecy". In particular, when it comes to the future. Mubarak for example had about 400,000 people at his disposal working in various security agencies in order to preemptively predict events such as those that took place at Tahrir Square. And he did not foresee the uprising. So who can?
The 2" lesson: When friends, and even the leaders among us, say: "Don't get swept into a panic — 1f something really grave happens (Iran for example) — the US will not stand by. The world will take action!"
And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people — with tanks, artillery, fighter jets, even chemical weapons — and the
world did not lift a finger.
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