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alp227

(32,006 posts) Sun Mar 3, 2013, 04:01 PM Mar 2013

Kerry stresses need for Egyptian unity and reform in talks with Morsi

Source: AP

US secretary of state John Kerry met with Egypt's president Sunday, wrapping up a visit to the deeply divided country with an appeal for unity and reform.

A day after warning the country's bickering politicians that they must overcome differences to get Egypt's faltering economy back on track and maintain its leadership role in the volatile Middle East, Kerry conveyed a similar message to President Mohammed Morsi and his defence minister and intelligence chief.

During their two-hour plus meeting, Kerry and Morsi talked about Mideast peace, Syria and Iran, as well as the economic, political and human rights situation in Egypt, according to a US State Department official who was not authorized to discuss the private session and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The US is deeply concerned that continued instability in Egypt will have broader consequences in a region already rocked by unrest.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/03/kerry-egypt-reform-unity-morsi

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Kerry stresses need for Egyptian unity and reform in talks with Morsi (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2013 OP

gee, what would the rest of the world do without an american stopping in to tell them how KG Mar 2013 #1

Yes, weirdly ironic. We're watching a manufactured economic crisis TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #2

Kerry in his farewell speech to the Senate made the point that you do karynnj Mar 2013 #3

If anyone knows this it is... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #4

Can't wait for Mr. Secretary to come back politicasista Mar 2013 #5

KG

(28,751 posts)

1. gee, what would the rest of the world do without an american stopping in to tell them how

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:26 PM

Mar 2013

to run their country...

esp. a recent member of an institution as useless as congress.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. Yes, weirdly ironic. We're watching a manufactured economic crisis

Reply to KG (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:35 PM

Mar 2013

unfold from a totally dysfunctional government, and Kerry has to tell Egypt to get its shit together? I don't blame him, though--it's his job. But we have zero authority to tell other countries what to do, because we've become a circus act ourselves.

karynnj

(59,498 posts)

3. Kerry in his farewell speech to the Senate made the point that you do

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 08:29 PM

Mar 2013

The inability of the Congress to function makes his job tougher because we are not functioning well ourselves.

YvonneCa

(10,117 posts)

4. If anyone knows this it is...

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 09:32 PM

Mar 2013

...Secretary Kerry:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311082-1

politicasista

(14,128 posts)

5. Can't wait for Mr. Secretary to come back

Reply to YvonneCa (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 04:14 PM

Mar 2013

home to America.

Maybe me is reading or seeing too much, but the vibe here seems pessimistic since Kerry went overseas.

The Keystone report hasn't help, but hopeful he and Obama will have a last ditch effort to stop it. Just hopeful to keep his true environmental work out there.

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