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Report: US suspends Egypt aid over film riots [Obama Posing Like He Is Tough?]
ynet ^ | 9/18/12

Posted on 09/18/2012 5:18:13 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

Anti-US sentiment prevalent in Cairo over movie deemed offensive to Islam said to be reason for temporary halt is aid funds

Anti-American protests over a film deemed offensive to Islam, which have started in Cairo and spread across the Muslim world, have reportedly stalled negotiations to provide US economic assistance to Egypt, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

According to the report, Egypt's "clumsy response" to the storming of the US Embassy in Cairo has resulted in the US temporarily halting talks about a proposed $1 billion in debt relief, top Washington officials told the newspaper.


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To: Wyatt's Torch

Probably take it out of Medicare. He considers that a slush fund.


21 posted on 09/18/2012 6:08:43 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: SoFloFreeper

Way to go Obama. Good move removing a moderate ally in Mubarak in favor of the America-hating Muslim Brotherhood. Why are we giving money to this terrorist organization in the first place?


22 posted on 09/18/2012 6:18:25 AM PDT by KansasGirl ("If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."--B. Hussein Obama)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Focus on the word “temporary”. This means nothing. Just a way for Odumbo to deflect criticism.


23 posted on 09/18/2012 6:22:54 AM PDT by dforest
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To: SoFloFreeper

They’re sure sticking to the “film riots” story now aren’t they?


24 posted on 09/18/2012 6:26:26 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: bereanway

You know, I’ve wondered if they (radical rioting Muslims in Egypt) would be so bold as to tear up the wondrous history in that country...like they’ve done in other parts of the world. They don’t care about those pyramids, etc., and destroying them would be another way of flipping off the rest of the world.


25 posted on 09/18/2012 6:41:05 AM PDT by babyfreep
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To: SoFloFreeper

U.S. checkbook is 16 trillion in the red. Where does this billion come from anyway?


26 posted on 09/18/2012 6:42:40 AM PDT by sunny48
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To: SoFloFreeper
Does this mean that Egypt won't get their Super U-Boats from Germany or just that payments will be slightly delayed?
27 posted on 09/18/2012 7:00:03 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again")
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To: SoFloFreeper

Suspend is different than cancel.


28 posted on 09/18/2012 7:00:15 AM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Sacajaweau; rod1

Exactly. People have fallen for the headline. They’re not even “suspending” the aid but simply “suspending” talks about giving more aid.


29 posted on 09/18/2012 7:22:55 AM PDT by livius
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To: SoFloFreeper

Congress cutting off funds to Egypt? It’s a good start. They need to do same for all other Muslim controlled anti-American nations.


30 posted on 09/18/2012 7:37:10 AM PDT by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: edpc
Exactly. Allegedly they are stopping temporarily talks abour excusing $1 billion in debt.

According to the report, Egypt's "clumsy response" to the storming of the US Embassy in Cairo has resulted in the US temporarily halting talks about a proposed $1 billion in debt relief, top Washington officials told the newspaper.

And there will not be any halt in aid recently approved by Congress. The propaganda is that future aid may be suspended, but Congress has already said as much pending a number of factors. The bottomline is that the aid money will continue to flow to Egypt.

31 posted on 09/18/2012 7:54:28 AM PDT by kabar
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To: knittnmom
One official hedged that "no new aid is likely to be approved for Egypt until after the US presidential election."

Read the article and don't be fooled by the headline. Congress just passed the Omnibus funding bill that contains aid to Egypt thru March of next year. It will continue to flow. There is no suspension of aid, just a suspension temporarily in the talks regarding the excusing of $1 billion in debt.

32 posted on 09/18/2012 7:59:26 AM PDT by kabar
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To: sunny48

We borrow all the money that goes to foreign aid.


33 posted on 09/18/2012 8:06:54 AM PDT by bigheadfred (evry day i'm shufflin')
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To: bereanway
Stringent, non-negotiable conditions should be attached to Egyptian aid.

"Congress should exercise its oversight powers to evaluate the aid package and the Morsi government’s suitability for continued aid. It should approve the debt reduction package and continued foreign aid only if the Egyptian government makes ironclad commitments to:

Fully protect U.S. citizens and property, particularly the U.S. embassy and other diplomatic posts;

Maintain the peace treaty with Israel and stop deploying additional forces in the Sinai without prior Israeli approval;

Cooperate in fighting al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations; and

Implement policies that protect the rights of its citizens, including freedom of religion, expression, and association, as well as due process of law".

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/09/us-aid-to-egypt-and-libya-tight-strings-needed

34 posted on 09/18/2012 8:28:10 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: SoFloFreeper

Allah helps those who help themselves?


35 posted on 09/18/2012 8:54:36 AM PDT by Leep (I'm a Chic-Fil-- A-merican)
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To: SoFloFreeper
They stressed that the delay will be temporary and that "there is no major reevaluation of US aid to Egypt."

Translation: WH is in CYA mode, until after the election. Then it will be business as usual.

36 posted on 09/18/2012 9:13:46 AM PDT by mojito
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To: SoFloFreeper

37 posted on 09/18/2012 10:50:59 AM PDT by PLD
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To: SoFloFreeper

Good. Egypt knew about the attacks. Their failure to protect the Embassies in their land is an act of war.

And now they’ve issued arrest warrants for Americans for exorcising their right of free speech.

Bite the hand that feeds you, and you can fend for yourselves.


38 posted on 09/18/2012 11:27:49 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: kabar

“One official hedged that “no new aid is likely to be approved for Egypt until after the US presidential election.”

Key word for the whole article - “likely”. After the fact, the tomboy’s whores will say, “but, but, but... we said “likely”.


39 posted on 09/18/2012 1:49:14 PM PDT by jivin gene (Breakin' up is hard to do)
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To: Progov

Nice pyramids, but, you didn’t build that.


40 posted on 09/18/2012 1:54:14 PM PDT by JediJones (KARL ROVE: "And remember, this year, no one is seriously talking about ending abortion.")
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