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White House to decide if Egyptian act was a 'coup'
2013-07-09
[USATODAY] The White House is reviewing whether last week's removal of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi constituted "a coup" -- a decision that will affect billions in U.S. aid to the embattled nation.

"This is a complex and difficult issue, with significant consequences," said White House front man Jay Carney on Monday.

Sen. John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
, R-Ariz., and other politicians said what happened in Egypt last week was clearly a coup, as the military removed and placed in durance vile
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
a democratically elected Morsi, established an interim government and called for new elections.

They have called for suspension of aid, if only to pressure the Egyptian military to follow through on its promise to hold new elections as quickly as possible. "If millions of Egyptians come to believe that democracy offers them no opportunity to advance their goals peacefully, it will only fuel violence and extremism," McCain said.
Posted by:Fred

#11  The Bammer Admin has put up self-imposed "red lines" which have been crossed, + has repeatedly failed to act upon or enforce.

WINNER, OR SOON-ENUFF-WILL-BE = CHINA IN EAST ASIA, NUCLEAR IRAN, NUCLEAR NORTH KOREA, RADICAL ISLAM + NUCLEAR GLOBAL JIHAD = OWG/GLOBAL NUCLEAR CALIPHATE.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-07-09 19:54  

#10  Morsi had used executive fiats to sidestep the parliament which made the parliament essentially ineffective.

Sounds suspiciously Obama's style.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-07-09 16:51  

#9  Where in the hell is Bill Clinton when we need him?
Posted by: Shipman   2013-07-09 16:06  

#8  How about a "kinetic change of government"?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2013-07-09 14:55  

#7  Might be interesting to find out what else they call it.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2013-07-09 14:54  

#6  No money. That's an easy call.
Posted by: Muggsey Mussolini   2013-07-09 11:38  

#5  That's right, for Honduras it was instantly a coup.

Just the president, vice pres, Department of State current and previous, so forth
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-07-09 09:11  

#4  Remember State was the one who called the act in Central America a 'coup' ignoring that the Constitution of that country called for the military to act when the politicians violated the Constitution.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-07-09 08:25  

#3  Or as Charles the Hammer says in a posted article on Page 4 --

Nothing of the future of this revolution is going to depend on what happens in Washington. And I think [in] this argument, the word ‘coup’ is an example of how we are infected by legalism. The policy of the United States ought to be set by our national interests and not lawyers in the State Department.”

Infected by legalism. Most of DC is run by lawyers, yes?
Posted by: Bobby   2013-07-09 06:35  

#2  It was indeed a "military coup". Morsi had used executive fiats to sidestep the parliament which made the parliament essentially ineffective. Tourism had dwindled to virtually nothing and unemployment had skyrocketed. A number of high ranking members of the military had been purged. The will of the people was generally being ignored and a radical Islamic sharia government was being constructed through personal, non-elected appointment. All of these actions had created a politically divisive schism throughout the land.

Any similarities to our current political situation here in the States is of course, purely coincidental.



Posted by: Besoeker   2013-07-09 06:02  

#1  It was the will of the people. Morsi wasn't following the rules.

I can't imagine a better way that this could have been practically accomplished.
Posted by: gorb   2013-07-09 01:06  

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