Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Obama admin 'temporarily' cuts aid to Egypt, despite publicly saying they haven’t made a decision

Yes, they have...no, they haven't...yes, they...no...they...want it both ways!

WeaselZippers: Typical, say one thing, do another. And you wonder why the Egyptian government is reaching out to Russia?

If you click through to the video on the article, you see the lovely Jen Psaki saying, “No, we haven’t done it”, despite Patrick Leahy and other officials saying well, yes you did.

Via Fox News:
Adding to the confusion over its Egypt policy, the Obama administration reportedly has decided to suspend aid to the military-backed government on a temporary basis — despite avoiding taking a public position on the matter.

The Daily Beast reports that, according to a U.S. senator and unnamed administration officials, the administration has temporarily suspended most of the $1.3 billion in military aid, as well as the delivery of weapons and economic aid amid a review of the financial support.

The move would be a step beyond what the administration acknowledges publicly. To date, officials have said that aid is merely under review, and that they would not make a determination on whether the ouster of ex-President Mohammed Morsi qualifies as a coup — because such a finding would, under U.S. law, require the administration to cut off aid.
These guys can't even say whether there was a coup or not! Incompetence abound.

Related link: Did Obama “secretly” cut aid to Egypt?
Report: Obama administration secretly suspends military aid to Egypt


ADDENDUM: It's as Rush described on Tuesday's program: "This is being mismanaged so amazingly."
"We are in the midst of a genuine, potential powder keg taking place over there, and it's all happening because of the rabid incompetence of the leadership of this country."