Egypt Drops Out of U.S. Inner Circle Even as Aid Resumes
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The Obama administration sent a double message last month when it resumed military aid to Egypt.
The most populous Arab nation will now receive F-16 jets, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Abrams tank upgrade kits withheld following the military ouster of its elected president in July 2013. Starting in 2018, however, its army will no longer be allowed to buy weapons on credit, a privilege enjoyed since the 1979 peace accord with Israel.