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Well, Morsi supporters are saying that they're getting shot at by the army so soon it won't be a coup but just another civil war.
Nobby wrote:
I understand the Egyptian military is entirely dependent on US funding, and that under US law, said funding has to cease if the military undertake a coup.
And the State Department gets to decide when it's a coup.
Nice set-up if you can arrange it.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Gives a whole new meaning to counting coup.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Sometimes you just get putsched too far.
What a revolting thought.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Enough to make you overthrow up.
Mamluk's and their succession crises.
Just as Planned.
It seems the aid thing isn't a pressing issue anyway:
(bolding mine)
Chicago Tribune editorial board wrote:
It's hard to deny that a military coup occurred, though the president has refused to use the term. Even former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman, who opposes a cutoff, told The New York Times, "Under the plain meaning rule, there was a coup."
But the new government claims this was a popular uprising that the military facilitated purely to avert mass bloodshed. And congressional leaders show no urgency about enforcing the rule. No one is eager to take a step that could have unforeseen consequences.
Luckily, there is no immediate need. The U.S. has already provided its annual contribution for this year, with the next payment not due until May. By then, the government may have held new elections, which if handled fairly would meet the conditions for continued aid.
For the time being, the administration should be in no rush to reach a determination. It should also let the new government know it had better get busy putting a new democratic system in place. Should it fail, Obama may find it advantageous to use a possible or actual aid cutoff to extract reforms — or he may feel obliged to ask Congress to amend the law to let him keep it going.
But the new government claims this was a popular uprising that the military facilitated purely to avert mass bloodshed. And congressional leaders show no urgency about enforcing the rule. No one is eager to take a step that could have unforeseen consequences.
Luckily, there is no immediate need. The U.S. has already provided its annual contribution for this year, with the next payment not due until May. By then, the government may have held new elections, which if handled fairly would meet the conditions for continued aid.
For the time being, the administration should be in no rush to reach a determination. It should also let the new government know it had better get busy putting a new democratic system in place. Should it fail, Obama may find it advantageous to use a possible or actual aid cutoff to extract reforms — or he may feel obliged to ask Congress to amend the law to let him keep it going.
(bolding mine)
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
[b]Luckily, there is no immediate need. The U.S. has already provided its annual contribution for this year, with the next payment not due until May. By then, the government may have held new elections, which if handled fairly would meet the conditions for continued aid
Ah, That's alright then.
The fact that the Muslim Brotherhood were elected by a clear majority In an open election last year must've have been an aberration.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Whether or not it's "okay", the point is that the US already wrote the check and doesn't write another check until May 2014. So there's no tap of funds to immediately shut off and say "Bad coup!" with.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
US should just call up their bank and issue a stop payment order on that check. Problem solved!
Can't sleep, clown will eat me.
Yeah, but then you have to call the bank, and HOPE you can get through to a real person, and not a recording, plus there are the cancelled check fees, and you have to write a new check, put it in the mail, which means double postage costs, and you are mailing international, so do you ship airmail or slow boat, it is just such a hassle!
Dandruffshampoo wrote:
Curses, beaten by Professor stupidopo-opo.
Annabella, Goblin in Disguise wrote:
Stupidmonkey is more organized than a bag of raccoons.
Repossess the tanks.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
Luckily, they all have Lojacks on them.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
and then abandon them in Egypt since they're not expensive enough to ship back home?
Drive 'em to Israel, natch.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
Drive 'em to Israel, natch.
As an aside, the satellite view of the Israeli-Palestinian border is somewhat amusing.
Just as Planned.
Elinda wrote:
Repossess the tanks.
Where will they keep their fish then?
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Timelordwho wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
Drive 'em to Israel, natch.
As an aside, the satellite view of the Israeli-Palestinian border is somewhat amusing.
I must be missing something humorous... cause I look and don't get it.
Can't sleep, clown will eat me.
Elinda wrote:
Repossess the tanks.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
lolgaxe wrote:
Elinda wrote:
Repossess the tanks.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Elinda wrote:
Repossess the tanks.
I bet there is a pop-up camper conversion kit.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
Jophiel wrote:
Drive 'em to Israel, natch.
Double Israel's firepower? That'll stabilize the region.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Whether or not it's "okay", the point is that the US already wrote the check
You just can't get popular uprisings COD anymore. I blame the internet.
You just can't get popular uprisings COD anymore. I blame the internet.
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Smasharoo wrote:
You just can't get popular uprisings COD anymore. I blame the internet.
Kickstarter idea: Global Thermonuclear War!
Dandruffshampoo wrote:
Curses, beaten by Professor stupidopo-opo.
Annabella, Goblin in Disguise wrote:
Stupidmonkey is more organized than a bag of raccoons.
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