Away with Camp David: "Washington & Cairo need to release themselves from their mutual tribulations"

"... Break-ups are hard.  The United States and Egypt will always have great memories—all the help Washington provided developing Egypt’s infrastructure from sewerage and potable water to public health, the iconic photo of President Carter, President Sadat, and Prime Minister Begin shaking hands after signing the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm—but it is not enough to carry Cairo and Washington for the next three decades.  If there is a bit of healthy distance between the two countries, Egypt might regain some of its lost regional luster, Washington will not be an easy target to blame if the Egyptian transition falters, and the two countries could very well find their way back to each other not as strategic partners, but as respectful allies. Whatever the long-term outcome, Washington and Cairo need to release themselves from their mutual tribulations...."