On Tuesday the U.S. military support to the Egyptian government has taken a tougher and emphasized its bloody crackdown on protesters, could affect U.S. aid Cairo, but denied reports that it has suspended aid.
Islamic army repression deposed President Mohammed Mursi's supporters in the past week, the "suspicious death" of 37 prisoners and detainees in the custody of the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badi Tuesday in Washington and a new rule in Egypt deterioration of relations between the.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday held a meeting of his national security team to discuss U.S. aid to Egypt and the national review. U.S. officials said they do not expect any immediate assistance decisions.
The problem is coming about $ 123 million in military aid in the United States approximately $ 24.1 billion in economic aid, Egypt, close ally of the United States three years, until the long authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in the 2011 epidemic resistance.
The White House, State Department and Pentagon all disputed U.S. Senator's office, and now, the U.S. government has decided to stop funding the Egyptian military statement.
But officials made it clear that further action, beyond Obama's U.S. - Egypt canceled joint military exercises and stop the delivery of four F-16 fighter, is not off the table.
Obama and his aides have been trying to Egypt a tricky path to navigate, expressed dissatisfaction with the military action, rather than completely broke the American security interests in the Middle East vital relationship.
"Our relationship with Egypt is the relationship between aid and assistance under review, but it has not been cut, White House spokesman Josh said seriously.", "Cut off aid decision will be announced, if published after that review has been completed."
Earnest Money clear, the United States unhappy Buddy detention.
"This is just the latest in the Egyptian government has taken a series of actions do not reflect their commitment to an inclusive political process, respect for fundamental human rights, such as the right to peaceful protest," Earnest told reporters.
"Continued violations of basic human rights, do not let the aid transfer more easily," he said.
The United States will, through their own actions, not its words, judgment, the Egyptian government seriously. "This will include, as a very preliminary step to begin to respect the basic human rights of the Egyptian people, at least signals the transition to an inclusive political process," he said.
Thorny issue
U.S. aid has become a thorny issue the White House has been pressure from some lawmakers, turn off the bloody interim government assistance to Egypt and detention of the Muslim Brotherhood supporters.
Some in the administration worried that if the aid is stopped, this could be a tough sell, some members of Congress to restore funding.
Obama's balancing act, in Syria, where he sought to President Bashar al-Assad to step down, but has been cautious support for the Syrian rebels in the civil war, President of the Egyptian policy has left many outside analysts, satisfied.
埃利奥特艾 Brahms, the White House deputy national security adviser, former President George · W · Bush said the United States should withhold aid Egypt Mursi July 3 after stepping down.
"This policy is a disaster, as we have seen in the six weeks since the coup, we have succeeded in alienating every single group - the army, the liberals in Egypt, Copts," Abrams said, now in the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee, referring to the Egyptian Coptic Christians.
, "Abrams said:" It looks as if we are afraid to offend the Egyptian military.
A Senate subcommittee oversees the State Department and foreign operations spending, Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs a spokesman said on Monday that the panel had been told was stopped aid.
It is unclear what caused the report to cut off aid. U.S. State Department spokesman said it had not yet transferred $ 58.5 billion military aid, and is considered "a little barrel" economic aid, to see whether it should be cut, but denied any decision to stop funding.
Cut off aid could be expensive U.S. government.
A former senior U.S. government official said the U.S. could face a bill of about $ 3 billion, if it cancels military aid to Egypt, because it is one of two countries, along with Israel, able to order equipment, the U.S. funds to pay They have been approved by Congress.
The U.S. officials said that some of the costs will flow to cancel the contract and the cost of such programs winding down penalties.
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