The international outrage that was conspicuously lacking during the July military coup in Egypt has finally shown up after police attacked civilian protesters demanding the return of the elected government, killing hundreds and wounding thousands.
The condemnation was virtually universal, with nations across the world denouncing the massacre. Multiple nations, led by Turkey, called for international action, saying it was time for the UN Security Council and the Arab League to step up on a matter they have so far shrugged off.
The Obama Administration, which had so far been cheering the junta on, even issued statements condemning the massacres, with the White House adding a call for the military to “show restraint” in the future.
With President Obama on vacation, the response is being handled mostly by Secretary of State John Kerry, and opponents are quick to note that Kerry had been openly praising the junta just two weeks ago, with Sen. John McCain (R – AZ), one of only a handful of Senators to criticize the coup, saying Kerry bears some responsibility for the crackdown.
Whatever the political fallout domestically, the massacres are another black eye for the US internationally, as the Obama Administration has been seen strongly on the side of military rule, and even overtly defying a US ban on military aid to juntas on the grounds that they wanted to maintain influence with the new rulers. Instead of influence, they may have just bought themselves a piece of the blame.
It's a guarantee that the imperialist war monger Obama will do nothing but continue supporting the military. It was Obama who engineered the take over in the first place. As in Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Bahrain Obama cares nothing about those who stand up to his warped version of the world. This is another day at the office for the wealthy Washington elite on both sides of the aisle.
neocons and the israeli dictat are directly complicit
if they are not responsible then the egyptian mil has gone rogue, provoking a huge uproar from mcain & graham. Borat demanding "restraint" is just official propaganda
black day, Borat asleep
Obama admin calling for "restraint"? What a load of bull hockey! These are the same murderous facilitators who've fomented and pushed for conflict all around the globe. What's a few hundred more corpses to them!
It's getting harder and harder for the USG to justify (or more appropriately ignore) continuing to send military supplies to Egypt when said Egypt government (junta) is using those weapons to kill their own people…wasn't that the reason the USG decided to "support" the "rebels" fighting the Assad regime – against a government fighting it's own people?
The way to get restraint is to immediately cut off the military aid. It is absurd to claim to want them to show restraint, while fully supporting them financially, and not calling the coup a coup.