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**TorryJens** · 02-13-2012, 12:25 PM

From news article:
Yet another cold ly that won't give you warm fuzzies about President Obama's treatment of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a year ago. The Muslim Brotherhood is threatening to use any cutoff of US aid as a pretext to abrogate its treaty with Israel. And a poll says 70% of Egyptians are saying "right on."El-Erian told the London-based newspaper Al-Hayat that the US needs to understand that "what was acceptable before the revolution is no longer," and that should the aid provisions outlined in the treaty be modified, it could open the door to further changes in the agreement.

A Gallup poll released last week found 71 percent of Egyptians oppose US economic aid to their country, and a similar percentage oppose Washington sending direct aid to civil society groups.

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The poll found Egyptians are just as likely to support aid from fellow Arab states as they are to oppose it from the US. But Fayza Abouelnaga, Egypt's minister of planning and international cooperation, noted recently that her country had received only $500 million of the $3.7 billion promised by Saudi Arabia, $500 million of the $1.5 billion pledged by Qatar and none of the $3 billion promised by the United Arab Emirates. Abouelnaga said in December that Egypt's foreign debt had reached $34.4 billion, representing 15% of its gross domestic product.

02-13-2012, 12:25 PM	#1
TorryJens Join Date Nov 2008 Posts 4,494 Senior Member	Muslim Brotherhood kicks Obama in the head From news article: Yet another cold ly that won't give you warm fuzzies about President Obama's treatment of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a year ago. The Muslim Brotherhood is threatening to use any cutoff of US aid as a pretext to abrogate its treaty with Israel. And a poll says 70% of Egyptians are saying "right on."El-Erian told the London-based newspaper Al-Hayat that the US needs to understand that "what was acceptable before the revolution is no longer," and that should the aid provisions outlined in the treaty be modified, it could open the door to further changes in the agreement. A Gallup poll released last week found 71 percent of Egyptians oppose US economic aid to their country, and a similar percentage oppose Washington sending direct aid to civil society groups. ... The poll found Egyptians are just as likely to support aid from fellow Arab states as they are to oppose it from the US. But Fayza Abouelnaga, Egypt's minister of planning and international cooperation, noted recently that her country had received only $500 million of the $3.7 billion promised by Saudi Arabia, $500 million of the $1.5 billion pledged by Qatar and none of the $3 billion promised by the United Arab Emirates. Abouelnaga said in December that Egypt's foreign debt had reached $34.4 billion, representing 15% of its gross domestic product.
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