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2011-02-12 Africa Horn

Army: Egypt to remain committed to all treaties

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Posted by tu3031 2011-02-12 13:25|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I imagine a lot of phone calls are being made between senior Egyptian military leaders and their Pentagon counterparts, at far lower than official diplomatic levels.

After the US military, on its own, demonstrated an amazing capacity to do field level "country management" in Iraq, they are the world experts in the subject. So their advice would be invaluable in keeping Egypt stable until elections can be held.

Nothing official, mind you.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-02-12 13:44|| 2011-02-12 13:44|| Front Page Top

#2 ...real work flows towards competency.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-02-12 16:06|| 2011-02-12 16:06|| Front Page Top

#3 I dunno, moose. If I were in Egypt, I'd be real careful before dialing 0-1-202. Those phone records may be subject to review by the new management sooner than you think. And I'm not so sure how many receivers of such calls will be terribly forthcoming, given that the technology needed to implement country management may not be forthcoming from the regime in Washington. Tought time to be in the senior ranks of the Egyptian military.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-02-12 16:14|| 2011-02-12 16:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Gibbs' called for an inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the political process.

Clapper tried to whitewash the MB thereby simultaneously putting a positive spin on a MB takeover (for US/Western audiences) and giving a clear signal to the Egyptians that the current US administration does not oppose and maybe even desires such a development.

In light of this and the Obama administration's position on the Iranian unrest and on Honduras for that matter, any pro-western Egyptian player would be well advised to consider the possibility that the current US administration isn't really pro-western anymore.

Posted by Kofi Whaigum2048 2011-02-12 18:28|| 2011-02-12 18:28|| Front Page Top

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