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2013-07-18 Africa North

Egypt's 'road not taken' could have saved Morsi

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Posted by Fred 2013-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 But given deep antipathy to Washington on both sides of Egyptian politics, the EU may be the only "honest broker" and it is not giving up... The United States threw its weight behind the EU initiative rather than trying to forge a deal of its own... partly because the Muslim Brotherhood suspected Washington of plotting with the army against it, while the secular opposition and anti-Islamist Egyptian media accused the Americans of being in cahoots with the Brotherhood

If I was really cynical, I'd say it was yet another example of "leading from behind."

Posted by Pappy 2013-07-18 11:38|| 2013-07-18 11:38|| Front Page Top

#2 The USA is "the least dishonest broker." That's a showstopper in most of the rest of the world...

Posted by M. Murcek 2013-07-18 12:59|| 2013-07-18 12:59|| Front Page Top

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