tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post8951094866350553005..comments2024-03-15T00:21:37.019-07:00Comments on The Trench: U.S. State Department Approves Egyptian Military AidJames Gundunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-81248157007358497142012-03-24T16:52:57.353-07:002012-03-24T16:52:57.353-07:00KSA also approves.
They would rather keep the acti...KSA also approves.<br />They would rather keep the action is the streets of Egypt, and Bahrain.<br />And not in the streets of Riyadh.<br />IMO the U.S. is inviting more blowback.<br />Or are they trying to turn the arch of chaos into the arch of fire?Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-4198630020479617832012-03-24T16:37:59.083-07:002012-03-24T16:37:59.083-07:00The Israeli government is certainly included among...The Israeli government is certainly included amongst the Pentagon's backers. This move is particularly disturbing because it conclusively demonstrates (in addition to Yemen, Bahrain, Syria) that the Obama administration has no intention of amending America's response to the Arab revolutions. The counter-revolution is only strengthening over time, although U.S. policy is simultaneously weakening. <br /><br />Like the effects of steroids.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-83753972955388888102012-03-24T14:06:36.032-07:002012-03-24T14:06:36.032-07:00This was spear headed by Israel.
This aid is nothi...This was spear headed by Israel.<br />This aid is nothing more than a bribe to try and keep the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel at this time.<br />D.C. is putting Israels national interest ahead of human rights issues once again.<br />Propping up a military is not the same as promoting democracy.<br />It is the exact opposite.<br />But, of course this is what we have been doing in the M/E for decades. <br />U.S./Israel is still looking for their next Mubarak.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.com