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Egypt’s Transition Needs Some Quiet U.S. Help
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If ever there was a moment for the U.S. to lead from behind, it is in Egypt and it is now.
The popular revolt that began in Cairo’s Tahrir Square two years ago today was the most inspiring of the Arab Spring, but what has followed has proved to be the opposite. Amid the chaos, the U.S., Europe and others are holding back on commitments to the Arab world’s largest and most important country.