By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Yesterday the White House released military aid to Egypt.
The aid was suspended in 2013 when al Sisi took the reins of power by ousting Morsi, the man elected president with the help of the Muslim Brotherhood.
US law does not permit aid to a government installed by a coup. But since the events of 2013 there has been an election in Egypt and the White House is now satisfied that al Sisi is indeed an elected leader.
As an aside -- although military aid was suspended, the United States continued to give Egypt hundreds of millions of anti-terror aid. Anti-terror aid does not have the same restrictions as military aid.
The aid package now comes to $1.3 billion annually.
Materials immediately being sent to Egypt from the US include12 F-16s, 20 missiles and 125 tank kits
This aid will help Egypt as it works together with Saudi Arabia and valiantly attempts to create a multi-national Arab force to combat Islamic extremism in the region.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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