Posted on 08/19/2013 1:30:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I can no longer keep track of all the ways the United States has lost the moral high ground when it comes to Egypt.
There was our initial namby-pamby response to the popular uprising against Hosni Mubarak in early 2011: We made vague noises about the virtues of democracy, but we dithered over calling for Mubarak to step down, because we're Dictators R Us -- Mubarak might have been a bastard, but he was our bastard. After Mubarak's ouster, we continued to sit on our hands as Egypt's interim military government grew ever more repressive in the run-up to elections. When the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy won the presidency in the summer of 2012 and began rapidly consolidating power, we remained dithery, coupling the occasional pious call for increased political freedom with expressions of faint support for the entirely unlovable Morsy and faint distaste for the burgeoning secular protest movement.
Then, when Morsy was ousted in a military coup, we took a leaf from Orwell and insisted there hadn't been a coup, just "an incredibly complex and difficult situation" in which there was "a decision made by the Egyptian armed forces to remove President Morsy from power and to suspend the constitution," which is, of course, nothing at all like a coup.
This week, our response to the news that more than 600 Islamist protesters were killed by Egyptian security forces was to issue a stiff verbal rebuke and cancel a planned joint military exercise with the Egyptians. Yeah, that'll show ‘em. Since we still can't bring ourselves to cut the annual $1.3 billion in military aid we give Egypt, Egypt's armed forces are presumably laughing their way to the bank.
(Excerpt) Read more at foreignpolicy.com ...
What’s with all the references to “we”? “We” aren’t responsible for Obama’s bungling and covert treason in the Middle East. Blame HIM and his handlers.
The following article is a bit long but if you are interested in the current state of Egypt, especially for Christians, you will find this interesting and enlightening. It is written by Peter Justin, son of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who was studying Arabic there for the past 20 months. Scroll down to the third article entitled as follows:
“The representation of Egypt in the Western media is completely wrong” http://www.archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/
Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt’s Generals:
‘How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?’
Foreign Policy | 15 Aug 2013 | John Hudson
Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3055253/posts
Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists.
[Muslim Keith] Ellison: Cut Off Aid Until Egypt Ends Bloodshed
kstc45.com | August 18, 2013
Posted on 08/19/2013 2:51:43 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3056407/posts
Obama Regime Demands Egyptian Government Release Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood Leaders…
GOP The Daily dose | Amy
Posted on 08/19/2013 2:16:08 PM PDT by Nachum
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3056394/posts
Egypt’s Mubarak may be freed; U.S. warns on Brotherhood
Reuters | 8/19/13 | Alistair Lyon and Asma Alsharif
Posted on 08/19/2013 2:28:23 PM PDT by Nachum
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3056399/posts
Thanks nickcarraway.
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