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Offline Chris_

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State Department refuses to delay delivery to Muslim Brotherhood-run Egypt
« on: January 22, 2013, 04:14:26 PM »
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Egypt to Receive F-16s

The State Department has refused to cancel or delay the delivery of several American-made F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, claiming that the arms deal serves America’s “regional security interests,” according to an official State Department document obtained by the Free Beacon.

The news that the Obama administration would uphold an aid package to Egypt that included the military hardware prompted concern on Capitol Hill from lawmakers who said the deal was not prudent given the political situation in Egypt, where Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohammed Morsi has clashed with democratic protestors.

“Sixteen F-16s and 200 Abrams tanks are to be given to the Egyptian government before the end of the year under a foreign aid deal signed in 2010 with then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak,” Fox News reported Tuesday.
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Re: State Department refuses to delay delivery to Muslim Brotherhood-run Egypt
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2013, 06:09:11 PM »
They need those weapons to deal with that uppity Israel who just had the nerve to reelect Bibi Netanyahu .
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