President Obama has asked two senior Republican senators to Cairo, Egypt's allies how to deal with the financial crisis shook the country struggles to meet its military leaders and the opposition.
The two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator John McCain and Graham (Graham), I hope next week to Egypt, Graham said on Tuesday.
"The president reached us, I said, obviously, I'll be glad to go," Graham told reporters outside the Senate. "We want to provide a unified messaging, killing the opposition becomes more and more like a coup," and encouraged the military to hold elections.
He said that the specific itinerary, including McCain will meet with him and has not been working.
McCain and Graham, the Senate's foreign policy matters the most influential voices, sometimes harsh criticism of Obama's foreign policy. The White House recently reached them in a series of questions.
U.S. officials have been faced with how to deal with Islamist elected President Mohammed Mursi, July 3 overthrown by the military since the situation in Egypt.
In particular, they have struggled with how to handle 1.55 one billion U.S. dollars of military aid each year, mostly in Washington sent to Cairo. Egypt has been a key U.S. ally in a volatile region and officials in Washington's military leaders attach importance to their relationship, many of whom have been studying in the U.S..
U.S. law prohibits sending aid in the country, there has been a military coup, Obama administration officials have been talking about the events in Egypt, instead of using the word.
Global anxiety
Mursi being held in secret detention centers in Egypt. Monday, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (Catherine Ashton) Be the first outsider to see him, because he was deposed. His fate - by security forces against his supporters - a fatal blow, has been proposed global fears of a possible bid crushed Mursi Muslim Brotherhood (Muslim Brotherhood).
Senator Rand Paul proposed an amendment in the Senate transportation appropriations bill would end military aid to Egypt, according to the law prohibiting aid after the coup, the domestic infrastructure projects and redirect the money.
Senate Republicans discussed how to deal with amendments during their weekly Tuesday luncheon. It can come to a vote in the Senate last Wednesday, although it is not expected to get much support.
The Obama administration has made it clear that it does not want to make a decision the events in Egypt - or assistance. Obama's Democrats control the majority of seats in the Senate to keep.
Some Republicans, including McCain, Graham and Bob Corker in the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican, also said they believed that the situation in Egypt is too unstable to vote as soon as possible.
"I might think that we need to cut off aid, but I want to go over there and talk to any member of the military and the government to find out in the end is how is it on the ground brother factions responsible for the Egyptian people and send a clear message There are certain expectations in the U.S. bipartisan nature, "Graham said.
Koch said he felt Washington needs to weigh whether the situation in Egypt was a coup or otherwise, look to change the law, if necessary.
"We can not leave it hanging in there, we are a country ruled by law, this is where we need to go," he said. "But now is not the time, September is the time to do, we know that the best way forward."
 



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