Why Are We Sending Fighter Jets To Egypt ?

On December 11, the Debka File reported that on December 11th, President Obama announced that four F-16 fighter planes – of the 20 approved in a $1 billion US foreign aid package to Egypt – would be delivered Jan. 22.

The article reports:

The opposition has clipped President Morsi’s wings once by making him annul the near-dictatorial powers he gave himself. Forcing him to forego the referendum would further undermine his authority.

So the president (President Obama) fought back by authorizing the military to secure state buildings and arrest civilians in the incendiary days leading up to Saturday’s referendum. Debkafile’s military sources report that Monday, six Egyptian Air Force F-16 fighters flew symbolically over Cairo.

With this shipment of planes, President Obama is sending a message to Middle Eastern countries that he supports the Muslim Brotherhood in the region and its takeover of Egypt.

The article reports:

At all events, President Obama has made his choice, opting for Egypt’s Islamists against the pro-democracy and liberal opposition – a choice that he might have found embarrassing when he campaigned for his second term.
Israel had a dark premonition of what was coming.  Obama began laying the background for his strong alignment with Islamist Egypt last month with the dramatic announcement of a ceasefire in Cairo on Nov. 20, that was delivered jointly by Morsi and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

…Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was ready to fit into the role cast Israel by the US president. He therefore chose to hold back from a ground incursion in the Gaza Strip and then agreed to the radical Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal visiting Gaza last week.
His reward came at the same time as Washington’s announcement of the 20 F-16 fighters for Egypt: The US has appropriated $650 million worth of ordnance to refill the Israeli arsenals depleted by the massive Pillar of Defense air offensive in Gaza.
Under this deal, the US will supply the Israeli Air Force with 6,900 satellite-guided “smart bombs;” 10,000 mixed bombs – including 3,450 one-tonners and 1,725 bombs weighing 250 kilograms – as well as two kinds of buster-bunkers – 1,725, GBU-39 bombs and 3,450 BLU-109s.

In essence we are arming both sides of the conflict, a move that will eventually bring war–not peace. Instead of letting Israel deal with the problem of rockets coming from Gaza, we promised them more defensive weapons if they would not take the necessary steps to end the flow of rockets into Israel.

President Obama has turned his back on the pro-democracy in Egypt, and he has also put Israel in danger. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East where women have equal rights and people are free to practice the religion of their choice. Why are we not supporting Israel and other pro-democracy forces instead of the Muslim Brotherhood?

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