VOA: Kerry in Egypt for Talks on Security, Terrorism
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opens talks Sunday in Egypt with his diplomatic counterpart on a range of security issues, as the Cairo government confronts growing terrorist threats in the Sinai peninsula.
American officials say Kerry's talks with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri aim to relaunch a strategic partnership slowed by U.S. human rights concerns over Egypt's 2013 military ouster of elected President Mohamed Morsi. The two governments have not addressed that partnership in face-to-face talks since 2009.
Analysts say Kerry faces the challenge of supporting Egypt's ongoing push against Islamic State-linked extremists, while showing disapproval for Cairo's harsh government policies toward human rights activists, journalists and the political opposition.
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Analysts say Kerry faces the challenge of supporting Egypt's ongoing push against Islamic State-linked extremists, while showing disapproval for Cairo's harsh government policies toward human rights activists, journalists and the political opposition.
Showing support of of regimes/ counties that are not perfect.
The Left has us tied up in knots for decades.
Either they want us to throw these countries under the bus if they are not Leftists dictators or they want us to implement a policy that hamstrings us and them vis a vis groups like Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS or the Leftist group that is the flavor of the month.
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