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   From: pelosi@mail.house.gov   
      
   By Jaye Ryan   
   August 27, 2014   
      
   Benghazi, Israel, Egypt, Israel, Israel, Germany and more allied   
   countries betrayed by their well-known and long-lived ally, the   
   United States of America, taught Egypt and United Arab Emirates   
   that if you want something done right, ignore the U.S. and do it   
   yourself.   
      
   Diplomatic actions were far from the countries’ leaderships when   
   they allied together to conduct effective air strikes against   
   Islamic militias in the Libyan capitol city of Tripoli that,   
   according to the NY Times, represent   
      
   “a major escalation of a regional power struggle set off by Arab   
   Spring revolts.”   
      
   In what is certainly not mistaken as smooth and communicative   
   and transparent foreign relations, Time magazine reported the   
   following:   
      
   “The United States, the officials said, was caught by surprise:   
   Egypt and the Emirates, both close allies and military partners,   
   acted without informing Washington, leaving the Obama   
   administration on the sidelines.”   
      
   The UAE and Egypt appear to be pro-action, letting diplomatic   
   talks lead nothing along the way, at least not yet. The Islamic   
   elements don’t yet grant the two countries their attention.   
      
   “Since the military ouster of the Islamist president in Egypt   
   last year, the new government and its backers in Saudi Arabia   
   and the United Arab Emirates have launched a campaign across the   
   region — in the news media, in politics and diplomacy, and by   
   arming local proxies — to roll back what they see as an   
   existential threat to their authority posed by Islamist groups   
   like the Muslim Brotherhood.”   
      
   And still a State Department more focused on passivity release   
   the following statement regarding this U.S-unauthorized action   
   that got results:   
      
   “Libya’s challenges are political, and violence will not resolve   
   them. Our focus is on the political process there. We believe   
   outside interference exacerbates current divisions and   
   undermines Libya’s democratic transition. And that’s why our   
   focus remains on urging all factions to come together to   
   peacefully resolve the current crisis.”   
      
   On second thought, I think Libya and Egypt were being   
   considerate of Obummer’s golf schedule. Don’t want a sleep-   
   deprived President teeing off on 10, do we?   
      
   http://downtrend.com/jaye-ryan/allies-leave-obama-foreign-policy-   
   wants-behind/   
      
       
      
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