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branford

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3. Don't hold your breadth about sanctions, particularly if the USA is not on board.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 09:30 PM

Aug 2013

EU diplomats are always having emergency meetings. I think they must really like their caterer.

Talking about sanctions expresses their disapproval without actually doing anything.

I predict that they will give the military a stern warning, and then claim they will follow the situation intently and with grave misgivings.

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Envoys recalled amid Egypt-Turkey spat. [View all] another_liberal Aug 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author CJCRANE Aug 2013 #1

EU set for emergency Egypt talks with aid at risk dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #2

Don't hold your breadth about sanctions, particularly if the USA is not on board. branford Aug 2013 #3

This may be different. another_liberal Aug 2013 #4

Maybe true, but a destabilized and hungry Egypt would be quite bad. branford Aug 2013 #5

Any response by the Europeans . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #6