Posted on 03/15/2015 2:48:53 PM PDT by lbryce
—Warning of Egypt’s possible collapse under economic pressures and the threat of rampant terror, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called on the United States over the weekend to resume military aid that has been partially frozen because of the political coup that brought Sisi to power and because of alleged human rights violations.
Terming Egypt, with its population of 90 million, “the bedrock of stability in the area,” Sisi told television interviewer Charlie Rose that if Egypt is destabilized it would have an impact on neighboring Israel and on Europe as well.
“Egypt is facing many threats and its public wants to see a big response from capable countries that can supply assistance. Suspending delivery of equipment and arms is an indication to our people that the U.S. is not standing by Egypt. Our need for weapons is dire,” Sisi said.
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It's better to be lucky than smart.
Obama has been the luckiest SOB in history. Here he was a card-carrying member of the Muslim Brotherhood, having won the Egyptian election democratically but then were overthrown by the Military leaders who now are pleading for the military aid Obama terminated in the aftermath of the Brotherhood being overthrown, put in jail. He had our most trusted ally in the Arab World Mubarak forcibly removed to have him replaced by the Brotherhood. Recently, Egypt made a deal to purchase Russian military equipment. i don't know what happened to that deal.
Now, Obama is back to where he was before as leading the Muslim revolution in Egypt. he is certainly not going to help Sisi, someone who overthrew the same group supported by Obama.
So, the problem is Obama. no Obama, no problem
tough luck, General
the State Department WANTS Egypt to collapse
Obama will be happy to send money to Sisi’s political opposition. The Muslim Brotherhood will be back in power in no time.
You can bet they won’t get a dime.
obama lets his personal feelings toward other world leaders set his foreign policy. he dislikes bibi, so our Mideast policy is a drool fest for the Palestinians. He didn’t like Maliki, so we cut and ran in Iraq. He’s afraid of putin, so we lay down for russian aggression. his buddy valerie jarrett was born in Iran, so he licks their ass.
he doesn’t like sisi because he’s a general.
obama’s foreign policy may as well be set by a petulant 8 year old
Correct. He’s all for the collapse of the Sisi government.
Obama wants the Muslim Brotherhood back in control!
Sounds like a fine opportunity for the Russians, Chinese, French. .. etc.
If Egypt wants military aid from Obama they will have to put the Obama Brotherhood back in power and start killing a lot more Christians and Jews.
obama now hates Egypt as much as he does Christians and Jews after they threw off the bondage of his Muslim brotherhood advisers, installed to establish the new caliphate,
obama is pure demonic evil, an unclean spirit now infesting the White House,
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Sorry, Sisi. The opaque sissy @ 1600 Pennsylvania has more pressing concerns.
“”He’s all for the collapse of the Sisi government.””
He is so blind to the people who really need and deserve our aid - the Kurds are still begging for what they were promised and al Sisi certainly doesn’t deserve to be punished for ousting a dictator.. He along with the Peshmerga deserve our support and help. Why does he want to go down as the U. S. President who refused to help the people who are being butchered by ISIS AND our long time ally who has a peace treaty with the Israelis? THAT right there is probably the answer as to why aid to Egypt hasn’t been and probably won’t be reinstated.
Boggles the mind. He deserves to be run out of town on a rail and the sooner the better.
Seriously, could you prove that he is not a member? I know, you can't prove a negative. Still, I believe that he is.
I would have to disagree with you regarding the opaque sissy at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. His sissiness is far from opaque. it’s more like the transparency of the Emperor’s new clothes.
Sisi overthrew Muslim brotherhood, Hussein’s team.
Egypt is trying to quell the jihadists. At least it looks that way to me. Now, they can't do it without American taxpayer 'aid'. Seriously bert, what would the world look like if there were no American taxpayers for the past 50 years?
Nevermind, I don't want to know the answer.
I suggest EU support Sisi. It is in their best interests.
Love Isaiah 19 Egypt prophecy.
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