McCain: Morsi Overthrown in Coup

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McCain visits Egypt, calls ouster of President Morsy a 'coup'
By Reza Sayah and Michael Martinez, CNN
updated 2:40 PM EDT, Tue August 6, 2013
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McCain calls ouster of Egyptian president a "coup"
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Sen. Graham wants "an Egyptian solution to an Egyptian problem"
"The circumstances of (Morsy's) removal was a coup," McCain says
Sens. McCain and Graham are traveling at the request of President Obama
A longtime ally of the U.S., Egypt gets $1.3 billion in military aid a year

Cairo (CNN) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain says this summer's ouster of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was "a coup," a description that goes against the statements so far from the Obama administration.
The White House has avoided using that term for the Egyptian military's ouster of Morsy.
"We have said we share the democratic aspirations and criticism of the Morsy government that led millions of Egyptians into the streets ... . We've also said that the circumstances of (Morsy's) removal was a coup," McCain told reporters in Cairo on Tuesday.
McCain also referred to the ouster as a "coup" in July, but he chose to reiterate that description on Egyptian soil at a time when the country is roiling with unrest and violence in the ouster's aftermath.
He and Sen. Lindsey Graham, both Republicans, met with officials there to press for a quick return to civilian life. The senators were visiting the country for the first time since its president was removed from office.
McCain said they were not in Egypt to dwell on the past but to help the country move forward in a peaceful, democratic manner. He and Graham also urged the government's release of political prisoners.
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Graham said violence will destroy a future for Egypt, but he expressed optimism. U.S. aid to the country is one of the best investments in the world, he added.
"We're here to help find an Egyptian solution to an Egyptian problem," Graham said.
For the past 35 days and counting, the country has been strafed with violence during protests by Muslim Brotherhood supporters against Egypt's military-backed interim government.
McCain and Graham are expected to meet with government officials Tuesday. They'll also meet separately with the Muslim Brotherhood another time.
The conflict erupted when Egypt's top general overthrew Morsy, who became Egypt's first democratically elected president in June 2012, after popular protests forced the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled the country for 30 years.
But a year into Morsy's term, many Egyptians wanted him out, too.
That's when the military stepped in, naming an interim president and cabinet, who are laying the groundwork for a transition to a new, democratically elected government.
But the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters want none of it, taking to the streets and demanding that Morsy be reinstated.
Clashes between the two sides have left more than 200 dead. Human rights groups have accused the military of using excessive force.
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No coup here
The stalemate puts Washington in a difficult spot.
While widely labeled a coup, the Obama administration has refused to refer to Morsy's ouster as such.
If the United States formally calls the move a coup, it would have to cut off $1.3 billion in aid. And that "would limit our ability to have the kind of relationship we think we need with the Egyptian armed forces," Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said.
The United States helps Egypt because it's one of only two Arab countries -- along with Jordan -- that have made peace with Israel. If Washington pulls its aid, it could affect prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Egypt explained: 6 key questions
In the past 30 years, only Israel has received more U.S. aid than Egypt.
The American senators, who are making the trip at the request of U.S. President Barack Obama, will press for an end to the political stalemate.
"The Egyptian military must move more aggressively toward turning over control to the civilian population, civilian organizations," Graham, of South Carolina, said when asked about the purpose of the trip on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday.
"The military can't keep running the country. We need democratic elections. The (Muslim) Brotherhood needs to get off the streets and back into the political arena and fight your differences there, and we need to put Egypt back to work. If this continues, it's going to be a failed state. That's why we're going."

[SecretAgent]

2 little 2 late , egypt is now a nation divided 4 ever , cashstrapped , shortages of fuel , I predict a civil war in da comin 6months

[hargaysaay]

would someone please shut these two snakes up for good , their neocon 8 years of governance saw 2 wars waged against two peaceful muslim nations.
McCain and Graham can go fuck themselves . every time they set off to the middle East they go with the intent to Escalate .

[SecretAgent]

Mccain isn't dat bad he jus made a mistake makin his VP choice sara palini a retarded lady , he's a war vetern n anti iran mccain is a good man I like how he ran da house committe for military intelingence

[hargaysaay]

SecretAgent were you sleeping with the devil lately ? . Nigga McCain is Old , Greedy loser who's just angry and bitter for losing
against the first African American President .
if he is genuinely concerned about the wellbeing of the people of Egypt who wouldn't have profited and supported the War in Iraq .
Hes a two-faced hypocrite him and his sidekick Faggot Lindsey Graham , what a f-king pimp .

[Jaidi]

McCain is right, how is American domestic politics relevant here? You guys are fans of Obama and the State Department in Egypt, but hate them in Syria

Egyptian xenophobia is getting whipped into hysteria by DreamTV, ONTV etc...implying a good percentage of Ikhwan supporters are Palestinians and Syrians. Also spreading b.s. claims about Hamas being behind attacks in the Sinai.

[hargaysaay]

McCain is right, how is American domestic politics relevant here? You guys are fans of Obama and the State Department in Egypt, but hate them in Syria

You got it all wrong buddy . Nobody is implying any approval for Obamas Policies They are just as crooked and imperialistic as those that preceded it .

Egypt is going through tough time and each side of the unrest is chasing their own interests be it a Secularist or an Islamist , well of course the one
doing all the Riots and gonna got shot is the poor Egyptian people who are after Justice , Decent Life , cheap Patrol and cheap Bread .
So please be sensible and don't pretend that Muslim Brotherhood are any better than the Mafia Incharge , they are even more dangerous
For using Religion to reach their Aims .

[Jaidi]

McCain is right, how is American domestic politics relevant here? You guys are fans of Obama and the State Department in Egypt, but hate them in Syria

You got it all wrong buddy . Nobody is implying any approval for Obamas Policies They are just as crooked and imperialistic as those that preceded it .

Egypt is going through tough time and each side of the unrest is chasing their own interests be it a Secularist or an Islamist , well of course the one
doing all the Riots and gonna got shot is the poor Egyptian people who are after Justice , Decent Life , cheap Patrol and cheap Bread .
So please be sensible and don't pretend that Muslim Brotherhood are any better than the Mafia Incharge , they are even more dangerous
For using Religion to reach their Aims .

Dislike the Ikhwan all you want, but this moral equivalency only seeks to hide what happened. More of their supporters were killed the past month, than at anytime since January 2011. Their leaders thrown in jail and crazy charges laced w/ xenophobia to justify it. Morsi might've been incompetent but they've exceeded everything he's done in 30 days.

[Grant]

"If the United States formally calls the move a coup, it would have to cut off $1.3 billion in aid. And that "would limit our ability to have the kind of relationship we think we need with the Egyptian armed forces," Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said.
The United States helps Egypt because it's one of only two Arab countries -- along with Jordan -- that have made peace with Israel. If Washington pulls its aid, it could affect prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Egypt explained: 6 key questions
In the past 30 years, only Israel has received more U.S. aid than Egypt.
The American senators, who are making the trip at the request of U.S. President Barack Obama, will press for an end to the political stalemate."

If it's a coup, they have to cut off the money. There is something very strange going on here. It sounds like McCain is acting as Obama's envoy, taking a government position. Interesting.....

[SecretAgent]

So da West + EU stires da problems in egypt yet americans n EU r da same ppl callin for peace? how does tht work surely des ppl r liars

[Jaidi]

"If the United States formally calls the move a coup, it would have to cut off $1.3 billion in aid. And that "would limit our ability to have the kind of relationship we think we need with the Egyptian armed forces," Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said.
The United States helps Egypt because it's one of only two Arab countries -- along with Jordan -- that have made peace with Israel. If Washington pulls its aid, it could affect prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Egypt explained: 6 key questions
In the past 30 years, only Israel has received more U.S. aid than Egypt.
The American senators, who are making the trip at the request of U.S. President Barack Obama, will press for an end to the political stalemate."

If it's a coup, they have to cut off the money. There is something very strange going on here. It sounds like McCain is acting as Obama's envoy, taking a government position. Interesting.....

But Kerry and state department continue to insist it wasn't a coup...Kerry went as far as to say that they restored democracy. Sounds like McCain and Graham went off script to me.

[Grant]

That's the same script McCain was using before the trip. Either they plan to use the $1.3 B as a hammer or there is some agreement that American interests override the coup.

The other shoe has not yet dropped.

[Bermooda]

2 of the most neocon Republicans and staunch Israel supporters John McCain and Lindsey Graham helping Muslim Brothers

[Insomniac]

They can't say it is a coup because the Camp David Accords stated that the Americans will have to cut any kind of aid to Egypt if there ever was a coup. They don't want to do that, since Egypt, with its military as rulers, are a strategic ally to both USA and Israel. But why are the neocons changing their minds? Shit doesn't make sense.

[AbuFatimah]

Anyone with an atoms weigh of imaan knows we need islamic rulers in charge of our lands.

It is unjustifiable for a Muslim to support these secularists in our lands, be it in Egypt or Turkey or anywhere else.

Secularism has ruined our lands more than anything in modern history