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Obama was right to say Egypt was neither an ally nor an enemy (Original Post) malaise Sep 2012 OP
I'm with you! And I like the "politics checkers vs... polichick Sep 2012 #1
It's a new government HockeyMom Sep 2012 #2
Definitely Posteritatis Sep 2012 #4
I would imagine that and a good stern reminder of just how much foreign aid Egypt gets from U.S. bklyncowgirl Sep 2012 #3
The comment was the reminder as I posted two nights ago malaise Sep 2012 #6
Yes he was NotThisTime Sep 2012 #5
 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
2. It's a new government
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:24 PM
Sep 2012

freely elected. Amercia still has to see what their new government's policy is towards America. Neither friend nor foe is precisely right.

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)
4. Definitely
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:29 PM
Sep 2012

I'm also happy to see that the US recognizes "neither ally nor enemy" as a concept again after a decade of manichaeism..

bklyncowgirl

(7,960 posts)
3. I would imagine that and a good stern reminder of just how much foreign aid Egypt gets from U.S.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:25 PM
Sep 2012

They did have a private conversation after all. From the Egyptian president's reaction I think that the message was received loud and clear.

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