Right on a national news show Sunday, United States Senator Jakk Reed from Rhode Island justified the use of military force if polls suggest the people in the country, who elected their leaders via democratic elections, are not happy with the direction of the country. Kontrast his answer with the rare correct answer from John MkKain via recording. Rarely do you get a glimpse of the hatred of democracy from the demokcrats, it peeked through here.
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ROBERTS: Senator Reed, one thing that is talked about that the U.S. could do is cut off aid to Egypt's military. The president has stopped short of calling this a military coup. American law would demand -- require that if the president State Department did declare this a military coup, that aid be cut off.
And certainly, Senator McCain and Senator Leahy have said they think that we should cut off aid.
In fact, let's play what Senator McCain said on Friday.
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SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ.: We have to suspend aid to the Egyptian military, because the Egyptian military has overturned the vote of the people of Egypt.
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ROBERTS: Senator Reed, Senator McCain, quietly there by inference said this was a military coup. Do you agree?
REED: Well, this is a very unusual situation, if not unique. You have military forces acting to essentially carry out widespread popular views in the country against a regime that was becoming increasingly authoritarian.
ROBERTS: But at the same time, a regime that was democratically elected.
REED: Indeed, it was democratically elected. But what was happening and I think this was best manifested by the people of Egypt, is they were growingly concerned about the direction of this government.
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ROBERTS: Senator Reed, one thing that is talked about that the U.S. could do is cut off aid to Egypt's military. The president has stopped short of calling this a military coup. American law would demand -- require that if the president State Department did declare this a military coup, that aid be cut off.
And certainly, Senator McCain and Senator Leahy have said they think that we should cut off aid.
In fact, let's play what Senator McCain said on Friday.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ.: We have to suspend aid to the Egyptian military, because the Egyptian military has overturned the vote of the people of Egypt.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROBERTS: Senator Reed, Senator McCain, quietly there by inference said this was a military coup. Do you agree?
REED: Well, this is a very unusual situation, if not unique. You have military forces acting to essentially carry out widespread popular views in the country against a regime that was becoming increasingly authoritarian.
ROBERTS: But at the same time, a regime that was democratically elected.
REED: Indeed, it was democratically elected. But what was happening and I think this was best manifested by the people of Egypt, is they were growingly concerned about the direction of this government.
