l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 Posted by Doug Johnson
Oops…
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.
…Administration sources told The Cable that Obama’s “ally” comment
was not pre-arranged or prepared by staff and that the question was not
anticipated. Nevertheless, Middle East experts said Obama’s word choice and
tone is likely a reflection of the administration’s feeling that Morsy’s
reaction to the attacks has not been forceful enough.
The the $1.5 billion dollars that Obama gave to the Muslim Brotherhood
speaks louder than words. |
|
