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McCain, Graham urge release of political prisoners in Egypt
...At the request of our beloved president. Those two do like being needed.
[CBSNEWS] After meeting with Egyptian leaders from across the political spectrum, Sens. John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham
... the endangered South Carolina RINO...
, R-S.C., on Monday urged the military-backed government there to release political prisoners, begin the process of reconciliation and move towards an open democracy - or risk losing international aid and support.

"There are many in Congress - not many yet - there are some in Congress that want to sever this relationship," Graham said in a presser with McCain in Cairo.
"Okay, maybe not many at all. A few. There's John and I, at least until John's medication wears off."
"We want to maintain it because it is so important to our two nations and, quite frankly, the world."

That said, he added, the United States will only be able to support a democratic Egyptian government.

"The relationship of the past is no longer available to us in America," Graham said, referencing past U.S. support for ousted Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak
...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011...
. That relationship was not beneficial to the Egyptian people, he said, but "the politics of convenience are behind us in America."
Al-Arabiya has a related report here.

Posted by: Fred 2013-08-07
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=373503