Egyptian Foreign Minister says Obama administration's message is confusing

Egyptian Foreign Minister says Obama administration's message is confusing Scotty Starnes | February 9, 2011 at 9:20 PM | Tags: Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Egypt, foreign policy, Obama, Obama Administration, Obama regime, President Hosni Mubarak | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-4od

It's confusing because these dolts have no foreign policy besides putting their thumb in the eye of our friends while appeasing our enemies. It is very confusing for Egypt when you have an administration that changes its stance over and over and over and over and over and again.

CAIRO – Egypt's foreign minister has said he was furious at what he described as "confusing" messages from the United States in the early days of Egypt's protests.

In an interview Tuesday with "PBS NewsHour," Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the Obama administration's message is now "much better" because he believes it understands that abrupt change will lead to chaos.

Anti-government protesters want President Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately, but he has said he plans to finish his term this year and then not stand for re-election.

The White House says it wants an orderly transition in Egypt, but has worked aggressively to erase conflicting messages on Egypt that have frustrated even President Barack Obama.

Aboul Gheit said U.S. statements, delivered in the first four or five days of the crisis, that change should happen "now" were unhelpful and disregarded Egyptian sensitivities, according to an interview transcript.

"I think we now have an administration that understands exactly the difficulties of the situation and the dangers and the risks that are entailed in a rush towards chaos without end," he said. "So the administration's message now is much better."

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