Posted on 11/18/2013 1:06:46 PM PST by Olog-hai
As America’s longtime strategic alliance with Egypt unravels, the military government in Cairo is looking to Russia in its search for a new patron.
For three decades, nearly all of that time under the presidency of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt was the U.S.’ staunchest Arab ally. The relationship helped the U.S. stabilize much of the Middle East and proved extremely lucrative for Egypt, which received billions in foreign aid from America. But the Obama administration’s backing of the short-lived Muslim Brotherhood-backed regime of Mohammed Morsi has spurred anti-American sentiment in Egypt.
“The U.S. has no friends left in the Middle East,” Egyptian political activist and founder and president of the Middle East Freedom Forum Magdi Khalil told FoxNews.com. “The entire Gulf area is so angry at the Obama administration. Nobody can accept the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim Brotherhood, and it appears that’s where the Obama administration is aligning itself.” …
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Russia gets Snowden, Russia gets Egypt, Russia has an agent in our White House.
I am not keen on the idea of Egypt as a Russian client state, but I can't blame them to reach the conclusion that this was a better situation for them than being an ObaMao client with a history of stabbing them in the back.
Will Russia pick up the multi-billion dollar economic and military aid package as well? Didn't think so.
“One of the proudest things of my three years in office is helping to restore a sense of respect for America around the world, a belief that we are not just defined by the size of our military.”-— Obama, Feb. 2012
Can’t say I blame them.
When will America realize that, regardless of his massive ego and affected radio voice, Barack Obama is an utter dumbass?
Hell, most of the U.S. has soured on the U.S.
And those that have not are still wanting their Obamafones.
Are you Boogieman? LOL
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.
At this point I would trust Russia more than this administration.
In fact, if they were honest and let us know, there probably more communists in our government than in the Russian government.
I don’t know about that. This turnover must’ve been “transmit(ted) to Vladimir”.
How quickly those words have to be eaten.
Egypt is an economic basket case along the lines of Haiti only 58 times more people.
Let the Russians have em.
hey Israel,
Buh bye
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