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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama was right to say Egypt was neither an ally nor an enemy
See how quickly the violence ended.
Fuck off Cupp lady. Your Cupp runneth over with stupidity!
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Obama was right to say Egypt was neither an ally nor an enemy (Original Post)
malaise
Sep 2012
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I would imagine that and a good stern reminder of just how much foreign aid Egypt gets from U.S.
bklyncowgirl
Sep 2012
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polichick
(37,152 posts)1. I'm with you! And I like the "politics checkers vs...
...foreign policy chess" analogy!
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)2. It's a new government
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
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.
They did have a private conversation after all. From the Egyptian president's reaction I think that the message was received loud and clear.
malaise
(269,028 posts)6. The comment was the reminder as I posted two nights ago
See how fast he found the airways
NotThisTime
(3,657 posts)5. Yes he was