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2013-10-23 Africa North

Lindsey Graham holds up $60M in aid to Egypt

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Posted by Fred 2013-10-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 At work, Barry Hussein, Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brothers...

Posted by Herb Gloluger9960 2013-10-23 01:13|| 2013-10-23 01:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Senator Graham however, never uttered so much as a muffled sigh over the billion or so sent to Pakistan last week.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-23 03:43|| 2013-10-23 03:43|| Front Page Top

#3 If the Western political class had, implicitly or explicitly made a deal with the MB where the West would support MB rule in Egypt in exchange for an end to terror attacks, how exactly would events unfold differently?

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2013-10-23 06:15|| 2013-10-23 06:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Great, just fucking great.

The last voice of reason in the Middle East is the Egyptian Military who have put the "Arab Spring" under adult supervision.

SO, much as Congress and the Senate have ALWAYS been counter intuitive in foreign policy matters, much as they denied military aid to South Viet Nam during the second Tet Offensive, they now think it makes perfect sense to strangle the Egyptian military for slamming the door on the fingers of the Moslem Brotherhood?

I have blood running out of my ears trying to figure out the logic of that.

Why in the HELL have we been so late to the game on every damned thing in the region? Wallahee, we had to be drug into the Libyan revolution, kicking and screaming, by the FUCKING FRENCH!! The French for goodness sake! The pansies of Europe became the tough guys on ME policy.

We are one year too late in Syria. McCain, surprisingly, was right. We should have jumped into that mess in Syria A FREAKING YEAR AGO. Now it is too late. We are late. Most of our aid will go to AQ and other related nutjob jihadists who will do grievous harm to western interests with it. A year ago, we could have done a regime change and been out of there without the accumulation of fanatics and untoward misinformed children.

NOW we are trying to kill the last chance of common sense in the ME.

When I was in Libya, the military coup was supported almost universally as the Libyans are scared senseless over the possibilities of the MB taking over in Libya. While everyone mourned and lamented the loss of life in the crackdown on the MB, the Libyans were relieved the Brotherhood was out in Egypt and possibly their influence in Benghazi would diminish.

Unfortunately, no one in fucking Washington spends anytime reading anything, they don't study the issues, they don't talk to real experts, and they do not understand HISTORY or ECONOMICS or cultural differences.

I am just completely aghast at the lack of coherence/rational thought on ME "policy."

We DO NOT HAVE A FOREIGN POLICY.

The Soviets, who invented brinksmanship and hardball diplomacy would negotiate with Kissinger and Baker because they respected their intellect and their resolve. The Russians, the French, hell even the Italians, think Kerry is a joke and they all sure as hell don't know whether to laugh or cry over Obama's incompetence in foreign policy.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-10-23 10:52|| 2013-10-23 10:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, don't worry, Bill. I'm sure Putin is willing to step into the void.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-10-23 11:32|| 2013-10-23 11:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh, don't worry, Bill. I'm sure Putin is willing to step into the void. Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305

See #3, above for details.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-23 11:36|| 2013-10-23 11:36|| Front Page Top

#7 We are one year too late in Syria

Closer to two years, actually. But that's just a quibble.

Posted by Pappy 2013-10-23 11:55|| 2013-10-23 11:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Who is he anyways? Why is he getting involved in things he knows nothing about?

It is better to let Egypt alone for now.

Posted by newc 2013-10-23 15:46|| 2013-10-23 15:46|| Front Page Top

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