In Egypt, Hillary Clinton Offers Support For Islamist President -- L.A. Times
The secretary of State, seeking a delicate balance as the U.S. recalibrates its Egypt policy, visits new President Mohamed Morsi and plans to talk with the top ruling general Sunday.
CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met for the first time Saturday with new President Mohamed Morsi in a fresh push to strengthen U.S.-Egyptian relations as the country enters an era of unpredictability in which an Islamist leader is clashing with a secular military over control of the nation.
Clinton's talks with Morsi signaled a historic shift from the days when U.S. diplomats visited President Hosni Mubarak, a stalwart American partner on countering terrorism and preserving Egypt's peace treaty with Israel. With Mubarak toppled by popular revolt last year, Washington is recalibrating its approach as it deals with a freely elected president suspicious of American designs on the Middle East.
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My Comment: Nothing has been acomplished by this trip .... the only ones who are now looking good are the Islamists who feel buoyed that the U.S. is giving them credibility and international legitimacy.
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