tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post414610122123709352..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Coup!Freedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-91606308815029446502011-02-11T13:29:17.153-08:002011-02-11T13:29:17.153-08:00I doubt America or Mr. Obama "okayed" a ...I doubt America or Mr. Obama "okayed" a coup. We've never really had any control over this thing from the beginning. In order to try and make himself look like some sort of power broker, Mr. Obama talked up a storm about the whole thing. He and us would have been better off to say NOTHING. By the constant blabbering by him and other US government officials we may have alienated all sides in this situation. We'll see how things develop. <br /><br />Also, I doubt the $2 billion a year to Egypt was ever really in jeporady. This was essentially black mail to keep them from hurting us. If any thing, the amount of the stipend would increase if the Egyptian government moved to take a more hostile stand toward us. Frankly, when the stipend ends, it will likely be the Egyptians who choose to stop receiveing it or when America's lenders order a halt to all foreign aid.B.Posternoreply@blogger.com