"... The White House, meantime, said it would be reviewing U.S. assistance to Egypt based on how events unfold in the coming days.
"We are deeply concerned about the use of violence by the Egyptian police and security forces against protesters and call on the Egyptian government to do everything in its power to restrain the security forces," Clinton said at a news conference with Colombia's Vice President Angelina Garzon Friday, adding that protesters should also refrain from violence.
"We urge the Egyptian authorities to allow peaceful protests and to reverse the unprecedented steps it has taken to cut off communications," Clinton continued. "These protests underscore that there are deep grievances within Egyptian society and the Egyptian government needs to understand that violence will not make those grievances go away."
"We will be reviewing our assistance posture based on events that take place in coming days," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said at a delayed press briefing Friday. Obama has not spoken with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gibbs added...."
Friday, January 28, 2011
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This reads to me that Washington is washing its hands of Mubarak. If he survives, they can rebuild bridges with cash, if he doesn't then they can claim they broke with him before it was obvious that he might fall. What comes after? I suspect that Washington is hoping that the military will run things for a while.
Then you have Michael Rubin. Always good for a laugh.
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