Posted on 09/13/2012 10:43:51 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
President Barack Obama didn't intend to signal any change in the U.S.-Egypt relationship last night when he said Egypt is not an "ally," the White House told The Cable today.
In an interview with Telemundo Wednesday night, Obama said that the U.S. relationship with the new Egyptian government was a "work in progress," and emphasized that the United States is counting on the government of Egypt to better protect the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, which was attacked by protesters on Sept. 11.
"I don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy," Obama said. "They're a new government that is trying to find its way. They were democratically elected. I think that we are going to have to see how they respond to this incident."
That comment had Egypt watchers scratching their heads, especially since technically, Egypt was designated as a Major Non-NATO Ally in 1989 when Congress first passed the law creating that status, which gives them special privileges in cooperating with the United States, especially in the security and technology areanas.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecable.foreignpolicy.com ...
What are they now?...Kissin Cousins?
This is a guy who criticizes Romney for shooting first and aiming later.
Shoot first and aim later!
Have they blamed Romney yet?
Clarify this..
What a nincompoop. Maybe he’s not so smart and could use some of those intelligence briefings that he skips 60% of the time. But his golf game might suffer.....
president constant do-over.
LLS
“President Barack Obama didn’t intend to signal any change in the U.S.-Egypt relationship last night when he said Egypt is not an “ally,” the White House told The Cable today.”
Maybe “O” shouldn’t ‘shoot first and aim later’ :)
Egypt was our ally prior to the Obama Administration helping the Muslim Brotherhood, our enemy, throw Mubarak out of power.
If they’re not clarifying, they’re walking it back. If they’re not walking it back, they’re saying it’s taken out of context. If they’re saying not that, then they’re misquoted or misspoke. Or blaming someone else or just plain lying (which is the case most of the time). And the media is more than happy to comply. The American media has become a joke. Who can take them seriously any more? They are nothing more than a propaganda tool for obama. Romney should come out and just say it.
Maybe “O” shouldn’t ‘shoot first and aim later’ :)
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Eh? I thought that was Bill Clinton?
Eat your pea’s Zer0, you said it! You acted “stupidly”. Obviously your “evolving” again cause your belief’s can’t even make it 24 hrs. without changing.
> Obama said that the U.S. relationship with the new Egyptian government was a “work in progress,”...
Hussein, so are the Muslim attacks on the US embassy “workplace violence” like the Ft. Hood massacre by the Muslim terrorist?
Yes, our unarmed Marine guards would like to be kept safe.
What number do-over is this? Perhaps they’ve set a Guiness World Record.
Pimp, because if we don't hand over the cash they'll slap us around some more.
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