Posted on 03/14/2015 9:40:19 PM PDT by Steelfish
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, Who Talks To Netanyahu ‘A Lot,’ Says His Country Is In Danger of Collapse
By Lally Weymouth March 12
Since the army took power from Mohamed Morsi in 2013 with popular support, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi says he’s been fighting to keep the forces of anarchy at bay. On the eve of a large investment conference this weekend, he invited The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth to the massive white presidential palace for a conversation about Egypt’s problematic relationship with Washington, how to defeat the Islamic State, and his fears and hopes for his country. Edited excerpts follow.
Sissi: Do you remember the last time we met [in August 2013], what I said?
Yes, you said you felt the U.S. had turned its back on Egypt. What is your opinion today?
I believe we have a miscommunication. It seems we can’t convey our voice in as clear a fashion as it should be. However, the dangers surrounding this region are clear, and I believe the United States is following closely how terrorism is threatening [it].
What do you think the U.S. should do?
Support Egypt, support the popular will of the Egyptians.
Do you mean the U.S. should stand by you?
Sissi reflects the popular will of Egyptians.
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Obama has been such a complete failure in the middle east it makes me wonder if he was a very good community organizer. My guess is that he was a failure at that too.
Bammy still supports the muzzie broz and a caliphate.
Too bad no GOP congresscritters have the stones to say it.
Egypt is destitute.It depends on direct subsidies from the Saudis. Otherwise the price of food and other essentials would skyrocket and there would be even worse political and social instability. Most of the Egyptian population is rural, impoverished and poorly educated. As Obama famously quipped these folks cling to their guns and religion. If Egypt becomes unstable, the Islamic fundamentalists will have a resurgence. The Saudis know that if Egypt and its big Sunni army fall to the Arab Spring, it won’t be long before it sweeps through Arabia and puts the Saudi royals in grave danger.
The truth is that Obama never accomplished anything of note at any job he ever held.
Until he became President...
Sad that Egypt is a stronger ally to Israel than the United States..Al-Sissi is a strong leader, I like him..and I can imagine that Obama and his cronies hate him as much as they hate BiBi
The truth is that Obama never accomplished anything of note ...
Exactly!
Even his education was propped up because he’s black with a muzzie name. “B” high school students don’t get into Ivy League schools.
Also, the year he was selected for president of the Harvard Review, the faculty suspended voting on it as they had been doing and gave it to Obama. They had had a woman — Susan Estrich — but had never had a black so they hand picked Obama.
The clown is given credit for so much he doesn’t deserve — sort of like being given a Nobel Peace Prize without ever having accomplished anything.
I watched the Fox show with him on it, it will rebroadcast a few times tonight.
0bama is with the jihadis. It couldn’t be much clearer.
Socialist community organizing is basically about screwing things up and looking for scapegoats to blame for failure to capitalize on that. Then things about to stabilize, as a community organizer, one have to demonize people who took control and made improvement, to claim credit again and get all the benefits.
On the other hand it takes some skills to ride the wave like that.
Obama’s mode is simpler: to encourage someone else to screw things up, then do nothing and wait for the result. If the result is bad he needs to call some fall guys and if it is finally to improve - to claim credit for himself.
Of course, most of the above it just an outer visible side of the whole thing.
Sad that Egypt is a stronger ally to Israel than the United States..Al-Sissi is a strong leader, I like him..and I can imagine that Obama and his cronies hate him as much as they hate BiBi
Obama is spending State Department funds, sending V15 (Acorn)
to Israel to defeat Bibi. Al Sisi is the first Arab Leader to call for a reformation of Islam to ban radical dogma.
So of course Obama doesn’t support a position he won’t even admit exists.
Obama hurts our allies, and rewards our enemies with taxpayer money.
After reading the words of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, I am very impressed. When comparing Obama to al-Sissi, we have positive proof of why we call him Zer0. Yes there is a vacuum of leadership in the Middle East because of our detached Obama Regime that allows the Muslim Brotherhood to run unbound.
What is the answer?The extremists.
Do you mean extremists like the Muslim Brotherhood?
The Muslim Brotherhood is the parent organization of extreme ideology. They are the godfather of all terrorist organizations. They spread it all over the world.
Are they the godfather of ISIS?
All extremists derive from one pool. This extreme mind-set is nurtured by religious rhetoric that needs to be reformed.
You made a speech on that subject on Jan. 1.
It was the truth. Religious rhetoric is a problem. It has certain ideas that just promote confused thoughts about religion when adopted by people. People resort to violence when they adopt these wrong religious ideas.
Would changing the religious rhetoric help prevent people from becoming extremists?
It is part of it, but there are other parts, such as eradicating poverty, ignorance, illiteracy, promoting cultural awareness and ensuring a quality education.
Islam is a mental disease spread by sick people for a purpose.
I like him too. Am praying he has good security.
I like Al-Sisi - he seems to be genuine, and could be the answer we have been looking for to stabilize the mid-east and northern Africa. With Egypt spearheading a NATO-like force and put down the Iran led radicals.
I’ve liked him in particular since Christmas when he attended a Christmas worship service at the Christian Coptic cathedral, addressing the packed church and vowed he would protect the Christian Egyptians. That, in that part of the world, takes guts!!
“Egypt is destitute.”.
If that is true, where are they getting funding for the second Suez canal being built and expected to be completed by August of this year?
I like him too. The reasons you gave are reasons obama will undermine him.
There's nothing "sad" about Arab/Israeli alliances in the Middle East. They are necessary and should be encouraged.
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