US role in post-Mubarak Egypt still unclear

[dipsydoodle]

CAIRO (AP) -- Having pressed the new Egyptian president, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday will seek to mobilize what influence the United States still has with the army chief whose key role in post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt is splitting the country between those who see the military as a threat to democracy and those clinging to it as a guarantor of stability.

The United States sees it as a bit of both.

Clinton's demand to the military will be simple: Work with Egypt's new Islamist leaders on a full transition to civilian rule.

But with the U.S. having already approved yet another massive delivery of military aid, it is unclear what leverage the Obama administration has as it seeks to stabilize Egypt and build a new relationship with America's once ironclad Arab ally.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. It will be less than Sadat or Murbarak.

If the State Dept. plays it right, it may be better than Gamal Nasser. This new government can't be threatened by military or bribed. Thus, expect rumbles from the House to "liberate" Egypt from its democratically-elected government.

[dipsydoodle]

2. And I sincerely doubt

it will be a bacon roll.