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Kerry’s Dangerous Message to Egypt’s Generals
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Secretary of State John Kerry visited Cairo yesterday to reassure the men who led the coup against Egypt’s first democratically elected president that the U.S. is content with their progress toward restoring democracy.
It was a confused and confusing message, to say the least. Kerry’s statement that the regime’s plan to hold elections and a referendum on a new constitution “is being carried out to the best of our perception” runs counter to both the truth and U.S. interests.