US law is very clear on military coups – they’re against it.
Which is why the Egyptian military’s overt takeover of the government there is so inconvenient, and why the Obama Administration is desperate to avoid using the word “coup” to describe what happened.
The US response to the coup has beyond that been extremely tepid, citing Egyptian military promises to “quickly” transition to another elected government, and urging them to do that.
The State Department’s response suggests they are entirely fine with the regime change, ignoring the military and instead expressing their “disappointment” with the ousted President Morsi for not giving in to opposition demands.
The Obama Administration is said to be planning to launch a “review” of the massive annual US military aid to Egypt, but this doesn’t seem likely to lead to any real action, as the administration confirmed talks with the military before the coup, and obviously would’ve warned them if they were really opposed to it.
We need 14 000 000 SOVERIGN CITIZENS TO MARCH ON NAZI DC TO URGE A TRANSITION 'BACK'TO DEMOCRACY FOR 'AMERIKA;…DUH
You see Ditz: this is none of 'our' (the US') concern. The "Egyptian people" have decided to oust their Terrorist Dictator Morsi in a fashion they see fit…
"US law", as you put it, is irrelevant and means nothing here…
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/7556…
You see Ben_C
Egyptian DID NOT ask for a military coup, but your first black president did. The Egypt military like Pakistan military is the Washington PUPPET and get order from them. They are supported by American tax money fiancially. Then Egypt military would NEVER dare to stage a coup against an ELECTED PRESIDENT without an order from the assassin in Washington. Obama thinks he can lie to people and get away with it, but evevery one including NPR call it military coup,
YES, TRANSITION to another usrahell puppet….
The reason the FedGov chooses not to call a coup a coup is really quite obvious – the FedGov benefits from it. A "radical Islamist" has been removed from power by an agency – the Egyptian Army – that is utterly beholden to the the US military. Egyptian military movements were even coordinated with and approved by the Zionists. The Egyptian demonstrators, who without a doubt were "mobilized" by Western NGOs using the methods of all color revolutions, merely provide a handy cover story. The Egyptian people are about to re-discover who their real masters are.
"The reason the FedGov chooses not to call a coup a coup is really quite obvious"…. hmmm
From Time Mag:
Apparent Egyptian Military Coup Puts Obama in Bind on Aid
"The military ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday places the Obama Administration in a difficult situation" by Zeke J Miller July 03, 2013
The military ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday places the Obama Administration in a difficult situation: if President Obama accepts that a coup has taken place, U.S. law will force him to cut off American military and economic aid to one of America’s closest Middle East allies.
Under federal law, U.S. nonhumanitarian aid must be cut off to “the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d’état or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d’état or decree in which the military plays a decisive role.” The developments in Egypt appear on their face to fit the bill precisely. In the past, the U.S. has cut off aid to Mauritania, Mali, Madagascar and Pakistan following coups.
“The law is pretty clear,” said Jon Alterman, a Center for Strategic and International Studies scholar, who formerly worked for the policy-planning staff at the U.S. State Department. “This is going to be an issue.”
At stake is $1.3 billion in annual aid to Egypt’s military, or about 20% of the funding for the country’s most stable public institution, which removed Morsi from power Wednesday after weeks of escalating protests and demonstrations. Another $250 million in annual economic aid could also be at risk."
Regardless of what President Obama believes, his actions in Egypt starting with the removal of former president Mubarak to the current crises, he has placed his administration in a very precarious position. If President Morsi asks the US for assistance and the Obama administration declines, our president has shit on the "rule of law".
If on the other hand, our President assists Mr. Morsi in staying power and preserving the Egyptian Constitution, which by the way would be the correct thing to do under the "rule of law", our president would have his administration neck deep in a civil war.
This is you legacy Mr. Obama, enjoy it!
Is the result different if ther US does not calli it a coup????