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| Obama: Egypt Neither Friend Nor Foe |
| 2012-09-13 |
| President Barack Obama says in an interview that the U.S. would not consider Egypt an ally, "but we don't consider them an enemy." Obama says in an interview with the Spanish-language network Telemundo that Egypt is a "new government that is trying to find its way." He warns that if the Egyptian government takes actions showing "they're not taking responsibility," then it would "be a real big problem." The president discussed the Middle East in the aftermath of protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo that led to crowds climbing the embassy walls and tearing down an American flag. It coincided with attacks on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi that led to the killing of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #15 Sandra Fluke in a Niqab It'd be an improvement. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-09-13 23:13 |
| #14 Sandra Fluke in a Niqab. "You should pay for it" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-09-13 22:38 |
| #13 Foe. |
| Posted by: Pearl Poodle5329 2012-09-13 22:21 |
| #12 "Frienemy, maybe?" Friends With Benefits, gorb. And we all know who's getting f****d. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-09-13 21:23 |
| #11 Frienemy, maybe? |
| Posted by: gorb 2012-09-13 21:20 |
| #10 Update White House clarifies Obama's statement that Egypt is not an 'ally' |
| Posted by: tipper 2012-09-13 20:33 |
| #9 I doubt their are hidden kill switches but the truth is an M1 is probably gonna be worthless in a few months without proper maintenance and I've ready humorous stories about third world maintenance standards let alone about the communications up and down their command structure. Egypt has a rolling target range. If they go to war Israel gains the moral high ground and can do what they want to satisfy their security needs. I suspect they have a few ideas on that. The Egyptians could do far more damage by supporting Palestinians and radicals in other nations. But the Zionist entity (that doesn't exist on their maps) makes such a tempting target, it insults their very manhood. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-09-13 20:00 |
| #8 We bribe Eygpt to leave Israel alone. I understand that. I think the Israelis can handle them. The Egyptian military knows it. Stop giving the Egyptian military any assistance, activate the hidden kill switches, and let the Israelis know all the codes for the equipment we gave the Egyptians. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-09-13 17:14 |
| #7 We bribe Eygpt to leave Israel alone.This will continue but we have less control of internal dissidents with MB in charge. |
| Posted by: Fester Clunter7205 2012-09-13 16:56 |
| #6 Axelrod lost it. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-09-13 15:18 |
| #5 If not a friend, why would we continue to provide military assistance and economic aid? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-09-13 14:37 |
| #4 Yeah Frank, and this one's a doozy. Seems ally is a "term of art" and only applies to those with whom we have a formal military agreement. Does anyone here believe that Zero has a clue about what that means? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-09-13 14:19 |
| #3 expiration date already achieved. Walking it back. Idiot |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-09-13 13:53 |
| #2 Eqypt was never "ours" to have. We just rented a friend for a few decades. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-09-13 13:38 |
| #1 Since Mubarak was an ally if not a friend can we now ask AND answer the question...Who lost Egypt? For the logically challenged the answer is B. Hussein Obama. [/sarc] |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-09-13 12:52 |