Saturday, October 18, 2003

Reform in Egypt

Jonathan Edelstein talks about some minor reforms in Egypt, concluding that a "Cairo Spring" is probably some distance off. I have a question, however. A current goal of U.S. foreign policy is to promote democracy in the Arab world. Egypt is one of the largest recipients of U.S. aid. Why is the Bush administration not pressuring Egypt to become more democratic?

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