Will Obama Support Egypt's War on Radical Islam? ~by Raymond Stock [Raymond Stock, a Shillman-Ginsburg Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum and a former Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle East Studies at Drew University, spent twenty years in Egypt, and was deported by the Mubarak regime in 2010.] March 19, 2015 http://www.meforum.org/5124/egypt-war-radical-islam Here is an article by Raymond Stock who lived twenty years in Egypt and probably knows more than anyone the situation prevailing today in the M.E. Abdel Fattah Al Sissi want to champion the cause of many by getting rid of the Muslim Brotherhood's design on Egypt. He considers the MB to be acting against Egypt Future... as a matter of fact Al Sissi hinted that the MB is retrograding modern Egypt to the seventh Century.HB Originally published under the title, "Egypt's Sisi wants to defeat radical Islam. When will Obama, US support him?" Secretary of State John Kerry told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi last week that he "expect a decision very soon" on the full restoration of U.S. military aid to Cairo. Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi continues to reach out to America for help in rallying the forces of good against a rising tide of evilthe ever-spreading virus of militant Islam. And so far we are still snubbing him. As I have written before in this space, Sisi appears to be a surprising successor to the heroic British leader who first rallied his own people, then appealed to the New World to join not only his, but humanity's, cause against the Nazi menacewhich is in many ways similar to the Islamist one today. Despite America's declared need for strong Arab allies in the war against ISIS, which Sisi is already fighting in the northern Sinai, and has even bombed in Libya, our own government's commitment is still pending. After meeting with Sisi last week at the giant Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in the southern Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Secretary of State John Kerry said on March 14, "I really expect a decision very soon," about restoring the full $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid, largely suspended since the ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi at widespread popular demand in July 2013. While swearing his own support for Sisi's program of economic liberalization, Kerry could not say the renewal of the whole aid package would be approved. Given that Kerry has seemed more positive about Sisi than his boss, President Obama, for some timewith little effect -- his influence may not be decisive. To read the rest of this article click on the link.
I think that Al Sisi is an extremely pragmatic and engaged and focused leader for Egypt. I am nor Egyptian but have lived here for over 2 decades. We are beginning to feel your pain as we are surrounded by security threats from the West , from the south Sudan, from The north Gaza. Not so easy here. Very edgy. I hope the west listens to this leader
Is this a <threat or a promise>??? In my estimation Pres. Al Sissi is the best thing that happened to Egypt since the invention of sliced bread!!!!!!!
the Dictator al Sisi provokes violence... he sentenced houndreds of humans to Death who belong to the peacefull movement of the Muslim Brotherhood. This movement never acted violently... and their by free elections chosen presindent, behaved much much more democratic then the fascist dictator al Sisi Sisi banned even left parties which were allowed during the Muslim Brotherhood rule... al Sisi is doing the best to provoke radicalism... this will not errupt today in violence, but for sure tomorrow...
Shariah Law does not neceserly mean to chop hands off for theft. It means Law on the Basis of Islamic religion.. as Mursi was president Egyptians had much more freedoms, like freedom to protest, freedom of speech... all this is non-existant under Sisi
The Muslim Brotherhood is probably too peacfull for politics. Without a SA or SS Style millitary wing you can not do much. Therefore was their president easy to replace.
