It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt

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2. I wonder if the writer's prescription will be taken seriously..?

The photo at the link of Kerry and Sisi looks like they are on pretty friendly terms. I think I read that one of the groups in Egypt was trying to keep Morsi from his fate. About the rest...I doubt we will cut off aid with those demands, but who knows.

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Any practical national security strategy would require that the United States be just as tough on Middle Eastern dictators as it is on terrorists. Washington should freeze its aid to Egypt immediately, tying its resumption to concrete democratic reforms, including welcoming the Muslim Brotherhood back into a democratic, inclusive political process. We should engage immediately with the office of the Grand Mufti of Egypt to compel him not to sign the death sentence of Morsi pending next week. This will prevent Morsi from becoming an icon and a martyr—another Qutb. Such a step will send a message that the Washington does not condone human-rights violations, even when the perpetrators are allies. Until we commit to democracy and dignity in the Middle East, we are playing into Al Qaeda’s hands.