Turkey fucked USA in Syria, and Iraq, Saudi Arabia fucked USA in Egypt. Saudi Arabia, and its Gulf nations have aided Sisi with more than 20 Billion (with B) dollars to Egypt, one of the conditions for the aid was to free the dictator Hosni Mubarak from Jail, and drop all charges , The tribal oil sheikhs have been long friend of Mr. Mubarak, the dictator. Two clowns were wearing Saudi traditional clothes danced with each other, and hugged each other after the verdict was issued by the Judge to free the dictator from murdering, killing the innocent Egyptians. Having said that; Egyptians who call themselves scholars still refrain from criticizing the judiciary system in Egypt, it is so corrupt, that the Egyptians will find no other means to get justice except through Allah Akbar , in another words through bombs, and terror. Imagine Kuwait is not only relying on corrupt Egyptian Judges to reform Kuwait Judiciary system, but they are the ones who set up our judiciary system. Do you think Mr. Sisi will care about few million dollars from USA?
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Congress tackles aid to Egypt, Palestinians, Syrian rebels
Congressional leaders return from Thanksgiving recess on Dec. 1 determined to pass a long-term spending bill — effective through the end of September 2015 — by Dec. 11, despite pressure from some Republicans to punt until the new GOP-controlled Senate takes over in January.
Key points of contention include aid to Egypt and the Palestinians, with the House and Senate appropriations panels passing distinct spending bills over the summer that must now be reconciled. Lawmakers are also debating the wisdom of renewing — and funding — President Barack Obama's request to train and equip Syrian rebels in the wake of lingering questions about that strategy's wisdom.
On Egypt, Senate appropriators — led by leading Cairo critic Patrick Leahy (D-VT) — voted in June to cut military aid by $300 million and impose tougher restrictions on aid disbursement, including a requirement that Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government release "all personsdetained for exercising their rights to free expression, association, and peaceful assembly." Leahy's House counterpart, Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), instead favors relaxing those restrictions, even as the Nov. 29 court ruling to drop criminal charges against former President Hosni Mubarak adds another wrinkle to the debate.
The two chambers passed similar language on Palestinian aid over the summer, voting to reduce funding by about $70 million to offset the payments going to families of prisoners in Israeli jails. The recent uptick in violence in Jerusalem, however, could result in new restrictions as lawmakers debate ways to avoid direct payments to the Palestinian Authority following its reconciliation with Hamas.
Support for Syrian rebels is also in flux after Congress voted for a short-term authorization for a Department of Defense-led train-and-equip mission back in September. Lawmakers must now reauthorize that mission by Dec. 11 — and fund it to the tune of $500 million — as well as appropriate about $1.6 billion in emergency funds for the battle against the Islamic State (IS) that the Pentagon says it needs to send another 1,500 troops to Iraq.
The strategy to defeat IS remains top of mind for the policymaking panels as well.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee panels with jurisdiction over the Middle East and terrorism will hold a joint hearing Dec. 2 to discuss IS and the threat from foreign fighters. Witnesses include Robert Bradtke, the senior adviser for Partner Engagement on Syria Foreign Fighters at the State Department, and Tom Warrick, deputy assistant secretary for Counterterrorism Policy at the Department of Homeland Security.
Lawmakers will also hear from a number of nominees who have a hand in fighting IS.
The Senate Armed Services Committee hears from Obama's nominee to be assistant secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Elissa Slotkin, Dec. 2. And the Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes Dec. 4 on the nomination of deputy national security adviser Antony Blinken to take over the No. 2 spot at the State Department.
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