With Egypt’s military openly revealing imminent plans for a takeover, the Obama Administration’s response has been extremely muted, and has focused its criticism on the nation’s president.
Instead of expressing any specific concerns about the impending coup, President Obama has issued a statement warning Morsi that he needs to “listen” to the protesters that are demanding his resignation, saying that it is vital to a functioning democracy that they feel like they’re being heard.
Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly conveyed the same warning to Morsi later, and while the administration claims it has been “in touch with all sides,” including the military, there is no public indication that the coup would be opposed by the US.
The US has never been particularly keen on Morsi to begin with, and Morsi has accused the State Department repeatedly of “meddling” in internal affairs. This acrimony suggests that the US may quietly welcome a regime change, and be deliberately avoiding any statement that might dissuade the military from setting up another interim junta.
Before Muslims brotherhood become the ruling force in Egypt, morsi promised the rose garden to the Egyptians.., that was when Hillary Clinton hade a meeting with him among others.., now all of the sudden the very same people are accused being the supporter of the past Egyptian regime and Obama needs to step in and quietly advising him to listen to protesters…? It seams that Hillary Clinton or Obama had it wrong about democracy when they decided to follow after Bush idea in regime change or nation building as they are supporting terrorists in Syria wanting to build a terrorist regime and have done so in Libya.
"it is vital to a functioning democracy that they feel like they’re being heard."
I'm glad Obama can openly admit he's well aware the USA is not even close to a functioning democracy.
Q. Would Obama "listen" to protestors calling for him to step down? Didn't think so.
The Muslim Brotherhood thought the US was on its side – and I think for a while it was. But that decision seems to have been reversed.
The MB is forming militias and those militias are highly motivated. So in the armed struggle which is apparently to come it will be the US-backed Egyptian army against the MB.
Where will the "progressives" stand? If they align with an agent of the US Empire, the Egyptian army, they can hardly be considered to be patriots. In fact they are much worse.
But now that armed struggle seems to be the order of the day only the army and the MB are real players in this struggle for real power. The progressives are out of the picture. They can only go home and pray to Gandhi – very daintily.
Now Morsi says that he's willing to form a consensus government. Lol. Too late Morsi. Wasn't this the man who was calling for jihad in Syria and for Sunnis to go fight against Assad and overthrow him? Well, it seems that the deposing will take place, but it's Morsi the one going.
With our embassy a possible hostage-it is plainly stupid for any US official to comment at all
about the Egyptian insurrection. Who knows which side is going to prevail? Maybe just for ONCE
Our President and State Dept could keep their mouths shut!!