A political commentator has condemned the US approach to Egypt, stating that Washington has no clear and coherent policy towards the North African country’s developments, Press TV reports.
In an exclusive interview with Press TV on Wednesday, Lawrence Freeman – an editor of the Executive Intelligence Review magazine – said the United States currently does not know whether to throw its support behind the Muslim Brotherhood or the interim government installed by the armed forces.
He went on to say that the White House has no transparent approach to the unfolding developments in Egypt, and the administration of President Barack Obama is Å“a very, very dysfunctional” one since it has no Å“positive policy” anywhere in the world.
Freemen also noted that Obama was supporting the ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood party just before the recent political conflicts in Egypt.
He said the US government was making use of Morsi to accomplish its plans in Syria, and unseat the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Morsiâ„¢s announcement of his support for al-Qaeda-linked militants in Syria was in line with the regime change policy that Obama and members of his administration are pursuing in Syria, Freemen pointed out.
Pro- and anti-Morsi camps both believe that the United States has conspired to help the other side. Washington has so far avoided calling Morsi’s overthrow a coup, because, under US laws dating back to the 1980s, to do so would mean stopping the $1.3bn in military aid it gives Egypt each year.
Tension has intensified since the Egyptian army overthrew Morsi, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the parliament on July 3 before declaring the chief justice of Egyptâ„¢s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour, as interim president the following day.
Dozens of people have since been killed in the wave of violent clashes among Morsi supporters, his opponents and security forces.
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Republished with permission from: Press TV