Egypt, Friend or Foe and is Obama Becoming Too Friendly with the Foe?

“Dear brothers, we must not forget to nurse our children and grandchildren on hatred towards those Zionists and Jews, and all those who support them. They must be nursed on hatred. The hatred must continue.” 

Mohamed Morsi

One would surmise that these are the words of Iran's  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, unabashed enemies of the State of Israel. No, they are the words of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and they are most disturbing. Israel is the United State's most staunch ally in the Middle East. Morsi's recent condemnations of Israel should give the Obama Administration pause in our relations with Egypt going forward. 

However, President Obama has gotten the second term of his presidency off to a foreign relations SNAFU. Four F-16 Fighter Jets have been delivered to Egypt....a gift, if you will, as part of our foreign aid package. 

F-16 Fighters

Under normal circumstances one might think, "So what? Foreign aid to other countries is not unusual." True. And to be fair, these jets were part of a $216 million  package agreed to in 2010, when then Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, a longtime U.S. ally, was in power. 
But with Morsi's remarks toward Isreal, not to mention referring to Mr. Obama as a liar (Read More: Morsi: Obama lies ) you would think Obama would suspend all aid to Egypt until Morsi comes clean on his attitude toward Israel. Especially, the sending of high-tech military hardware in the form of F-16s to Egypt. 

Netanyahu and Obama

So, why wouldn't he? First, it's no secret that Mr. Obama, during his first term, raised tensions between himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, straining our relationship with the Jewish nation. Second, Obama has also made overtures toward the Muslim Brotherhood of which Morsi is a former leader. Obama's pull toward the Brotherhood lies possible in his ideology. Obama is an anti-colonialist, instilled by his father, Barack Obama, Sr. The Muslim Brotherhood is  a religious and anti-colonialist movement. The question is, and it's a dangerous one: Is President Obama's allegiance more toward that of those opposed to Israel and less toward Israel itself? Why help to arm a nation whose president is preaching hatred of Jews?

This is not a healthy situation for us or the Israelis.

Post Script: Note to President Morsi - The Israelis' are very proficient with the F-16.












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