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Champ cancels Joint Military Exercise BRIGHT STAR.
[Wash Examiner] President Champ on Thursday broke his silence on the widespread violence in Egypt, canceling a joint military exercise planned with the longtime U.S. ally next month. However, the president did not outline any efforts to cut off aid to the Egyptian government in the wake of more than 500 deaths in the streets of Cairo."Our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual while civilians are being killed in the streets," Obama said from his vacation retreat on Martha's Vineyard, announcing the cancellation of the military exercise. Perhaps he'll be cutting off federal financial support to Chicago soon. The president added that U.S. officials were reviewing possible further steps but stopped short of linking $1.3 billion in annual U.S. aid to the violence in Egypt. The White House is facing pressure to halt financial support for the Egyptian government as long as the bloodshed there continues. Live fire exercises generally take priority over training events. Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-16 |
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