The Plan: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its democracy assistance for Egypt by funding non-governmental civil society organizations.
Contention One: Inherency
No aid to civil society groups now
Sharp, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs, 8-23-11
(Jeremy M., "Egypt in Transition", a report by the Congressional Research Service,
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33003.pdf, accessed 9-14-11) RKB
The degree of U.S. direct…approved consensual, government-to-government projects.14
AND, increases in funding go to US contractors, not real NGOs
Allen, Editor of Democracy Digest, 8-19-11
(Michael , "Egypt’s military doing ‘exactly what Mubarak did’ to stifle democrats"
http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2011/08/egypts-military-doing-exactly-what-mubarak-did-to-stifle-democrats/, accessed 9-14-11) RKB
The US announced $65 million in…should only fund government-approved NGOs.
Contention Two: Solvency
Their civil society fails arguments don't apply- NGOs are net positive for development
Tusalem, Arkansas State political science professor, 2007
(Rollin, “A Boon or a Bane? The Role of Civil Society in Third- and Fourth-Wave Democracies”, International Political Science Review 2007 28: 361, SAGE, ldg)
Numerous studies have argued that the…of democratic governance and institutional performance.
Civil society makes developmental aid effective- the aff solves the alt causes
Abdou, Middle East Youth Initiative advisor, 2011
(Ehaab, “Participation of Youth and Civil Society Key to Ensuring a More Equitable Future for Egypt and the Arab Region”, 5-29, http://www.shababinclusion.org/content/blog/detail/1817/, ldg)
Although President Obama’s recent remarks on…from inception and planning to implementation.
CREDIBILITY
The plan is key to US credibility- civil society reform is the litmus test of US involvement in the Middle East
Kramer and Puddington, president and director of research of Freedom House, 8-4-11
(David J. and Arch, "Look to the cold war to chill fresh calls for American isolationism"
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0804/Look-to-the-cold-war-to-chill-fresh-calls-for-American-isolationism, accessed 9-14-11) RKB
To be sure, Americans’ unease with…certainly count itself among the losers.
Credibility in the Middle East is key to overall hegemony – ensures alliances
Phillips, Middle Eastern affairs analyst, 2010
(Chris, “US hegemony in the Middle East is ending”, http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/31/us-hegemony-middle-east-ending, ldg)
While the Bush era saw the…the Middle East could be ending.
US credibility is key to solve global wars
Kagan, senior associate at Carnegie, 2007
(Robert, “End of Dreams, Return of History” Policy Review, http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/8552512.html#n10, ldg)
This is a good thing, and…involvement will provide an easier path.
Democracy
Military Censorship threatens democratic transition in Egypt
Reporters Without Borders For Press Freedom 2011
(Reporters Without Borders For Press Freedom http://en.rsf.org/egypt-two-more-journalists-to-be-tried-20-06-2011,40491.html WDW)
Reporters Without Borders is disturbed to…it will stand in the way.”
That transition is key- the impact is long-term stability of Egyptian democracy
Hassan and Shenker, Journalists The Guardian August 25, 11
(Amro and Jack, http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/) LMM
A broad coalition of Egyptian human…their current control of the country."
Scenario One: Famine
Democracies key to solve famine – elected officials respond to crises to secure reelection
Rubin, democracy researcher at NIAS Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 9
(Olivier, Ph.D. in Poli Sci from U of Copenhagen, Assistant Professor at U of Copenhagen, “The Merits of Democracy in Famine Protection – Fact or Fallacy?” European Journal of Development Research 21.5, 2009, http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejdr/journal/v21/n5/pdf/ejdr200937a.pdf, accessed 8-18-11, beh)
It was not until the beginning…India has successfully combated major famines.
Famine will cause more than 20 million to die and lead to war
The Economist 2006
(Famine Spread, 2-4, lexis, DOA: 8-30-11, ldg)
Hunger in Africa's lawless north-east could…of the badlands in their thousands.
Rights
Military rule in Egypt leads to rights violations
Innocent, foreign policy analyst at the Cato Institute and Bouasri professor of Arab Studies at the International Center for Language Studies, 4-21-11
(Malou and Abdelilah respectively, “End US Aid to Egypt” CATO Institute <https://store.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=13047 WDW)
Sadly, in Egypt's case, a freely…curfew and a ban on demonstrations.
Egypt’s military destroys free speech
Freedom House; Independent watchdog organization 2011
(Freedom House Press Release; “Egyptian Military Sends Troubling Signal With Sentencing of Blogger” WDW)
Freedom House strongly condemns today’s sentencing…in Freedom of the Press 2010.
The plan solves- civil society reform checks corruption
Bakolias, Fordham JD, 2000
(Maria, “Legal and Judicial Development: The Role of Civil Society in the Reform Process”, Fordham International Law Journal, Volume 24, Issue 6 2000 Article 3, http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1778&context=ilj, ldg)
Another pressing issue is that many…could be a more active role.
Each invasion of freedom must be rejected- our impact outweighs
Petro, 74
(Prof of Law @ Wake Forest, Toledo Law Review, n. pag.)
It is seldom that liberty of…identified and resisted with undying spirit.
