AHC/WI: Earlier Arab Spring

How would you get the Arab Spring to take place in mid-late 2006, around the time of the Anbar Awakening? What would be the repercussions of an earlier Arab Spring, and what course do you think it would take?
 
The Arab Spring was really made possible by the widespread nature of social media and the lack of effective censors on those pages. Without such tools then the revolution is unlikely to spread as far as OTL. Perhaps it would remain contained to Tunisisa (if that is still the start place.)

If it happens at this point then we could have a scenario where the US is unwilling/incapable to militarily intervene. At this point there would be war fatigue from Iraq and Afghanistan and no one would trust Bush after the no-show WMDs.

Expect Libya and Syria to successfully supress their rebellions swiftly. If Mubarack falls, then there is the possiblity that the Egyptian military might stage a (self) coup at a later point in order to combat Islamists.

There is also the possiblity that the revolutions could spread to Iran. This would be before the 2009 protests which were swfitly crushed resulting in the collapse of the reformists morale and the decapitation of their leadership. With a critical mass of protesters established, we could have a scenario that results in the deposition of the Islamist state.
 
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