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In Egypt, U.S. Is Better Off Doing Nothing
(Boston Globe) Robert Satloff - Obama's reluctance to punish the generals by suspending aid is really a bet that they are more likely than the ideologically driven Muslim Brothers to remain committed to the security partnership with America and the regional peace that goes along with it. Obama seems uninterested in intervening to change the course of regional events going in the wrong direction, such as Syria's civil war or Iraq's domestic implosion. Given this reluctance, he is wise not to diminish U.S. influence further by cutting ties with the Egyptian military. The writer is executive director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.