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Halfway through the course of my life I found myself in a dark woods. â€" The Divine Comedy

Jimmy Carter was president of the United States between 1977 and 1981. Exactly halfway through his tenure, starting Feb. 11, 1979, it began to unwind for him when (from Wiki): “guerrillas and rebel troops overwhelmed troops loyal to the Shah [Mohammad Reza Pahlavi] in armed street fighting. Iran voted by national referendum to become an Islamic Republic on April 1, 1979, and to approve a new theocratic constitution whereby [Ayatollah Ruhollah] Khomeini became Supreme Leader of the country, in December 1979.”

The parallels between Carter and President Obama have been startling, but the timing of the Egyptian uprising, exactly halfway through Obama’s term and rising on the same date, is, for those who follow historic cycles, striking. From Wiki: “On 11 February, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak had resigned as pres! ident and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces following 18 days of protests challenging his nearly 30 years of rule. On February 13, 2011, the Egyptian military, heeding protester demands, dissolved the Egyptian parliament.”

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