An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a night mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Air Force F-16 fighters, Civil Air Patrol aircraft and a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter will all participate in night exercises over Washington, D.C., in early December. (U.S. Air Force / Val Gempis)
US Shipment Of F-16s To Post-Morsi Egypt Hits Delay -- FOX News
Four F-16 fighter jets were scheduled to fly to Egypt on Tuesday morning as part of a U.S. military aid package worth more than $1 billion a year -- but the shipment has run into delays over apparent "political" issues.
If the Obama administration is able to send the planes, it will mark the first known military aid to Egypt since millions of Egyptians protested the rule of Mohammed Morsi, leading the Egyptian military to remove him from power earlier this month.
Supporters say that such aid is critical because it gives the U.S. influence over the Egyptian military. But critics say it is a waste of money, or worse -- a gift of weapons that could later be turned against American interests.
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Update: Proposed US House Bill Keeps Egypt Military Aid -- Voice of America
My Comment: The FOX News report is not saying who is blocking the shipment .... but I would have to assume that it is someone in the White House.
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