The editor of the British Independent newspaper wrote that the Sudan revolution may yield little, but at least how far the West's approach to the Middle East has changed since the Arab Spring in 2011.
"No one expects the current US President Donald Trump to call on Bashir to what former US President Barack Obama called former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak eight years ago, asking him to give up power," Ahmed Abu Doh said in an article today.
He said that the United States has become involved with traditional Arab regimes, fearing the movement of the street of any kind, and that the West has given up its responsibility to the oppressed in the Middle East thirst for democratic change.
The devil you know
He added that the slide into chaos seen in Libya, Syria and Yemen and the rise of Islamists to power in Egypt and Tunisia prompted many in Washington to believe that immediate support for popular uprisings in the Middle East was a dangerous gamble.
But Sudan, according to the writer, revealed the "toxic" nature of this contradictory and immoral conviction, since the Sudanese are protesting against an Islamic regime.
"The West's strategy for the Arab Spring has failed. Anyone who sees Sudan from the Oval Office today will not be blamed for thinking carefully before supporting the Sudanese revolution," he said.
The need to curb Bashir
He stressed that the West - if it is already concerned about violence and chaos - to take responsibility in curbing the use of excessive force or live ammunition, adding that the West, if reluctant to support the Sudanese uprising, this does not mean that the system in Khartoum allowed to act as desired .
He pointed out that the negative approach of the West towards the Sudanese protests has paved the way for other Arab regimes to intervene, despite the poor relations between Bashir and most of his fellow presidents and kings.
The fact is that no Arab leader seems to like Bashir, and his contradictory policies have made him away from any regional gathering. However, no one seems willing to give it up altogether. It is not in the interest of any regime to remind people - eight years later - that the intifada can indeed displace the government of today, and this seems to be a strategic priority for the Arab rulers.
"The Sudan is forgotten now, but its revolution will not disappear. The revolutions on the Nile are likely to draw the map of the Middle East for decades to come," he said, adding that the West must decide whether to shoulder the wrong side of history.