Watch VIDEO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks to Fox News’ Bret Baier in Cairo on the failure of American leadership

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Asked how el-Sisi and America’s other Arab allies view American [Obama’s] leadership in the region now, it’s what he didn’t say that spoke volumes. In what is perhaps the deepest sigh, and the most pregnant of pauses, watch Egyptian President el-Sisi:

He said the suspension of U.S. equipment and arms to his country has sent a “negative indication to the public opinion that the United States is not standing by the Egyptians.” 

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Nervous deep breath followed by a large gulp. He struggled to be … diplomatic and avoided answering entirely, trying to decide how to phrase the truth without being overly critical and offending the priggish president. Volumes communicated in one very short clip.

Asked directly how he and other Arab allies view U.S. leadership in the region, he answered briefly in English: “Difficult questions.” 

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“We have to admit that terrorism is now a major threat not only to Egypt or even the immediate region, but it is a threat to the stability and security of the whole world,” the Egyptian leader said. “We can also see that the map of terrorism and extremism is expanding, it is not recessing.”

This is exactly the kind of Muslim leader America needs in the fight against the global jihad. You could not have written him any better and Obama has taken up against him.

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Calling for reform of Islam and an Arab coalition against the Islamic State, this interview is a damning indictment of Obama’s treachery and betrayal.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier for an exclusive interview in Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, appealed to the U.S. to play a greater role in helping his country fight terrorism — as he urged the creation of an “Arab ready force” to confront the Islamic State and similar groups.

The Egyptian leader spoke with Fox News’ Bret Baier in an extensive interview conducted in Cairo. He addressed the need for what he called a religious “revolution,” urging moderate Muslims around the world to “stand up” against terrorists twisting their religion. 

But in the short term, he said more military might and funding will be needed to confront the extremist threat and questioned whether the U.S. was doing enough for Egypt. 

El-Sisi, speaking mostly through a translator, said that while the U.S. has helped Egypt for decades, Egypt needs that help “more than ever,” and wants to see a “big response from capable countries.”

He said the suspension of U.S. equipment and arms to his country has sent a “negative indication to the public opinion that the United States is not standing by the Egyptians.” 

El-Sisi — who eventually took power after former President Mohammed Morsi was overthrown in 2013 — was referring to aid and shipments that have been held up in the wake of Morsi’s ouster. Though the U.S. continues to deliver nearly $1.5 billion a year in mostly military assistance, some high-profile shipments have been halted since the military leadership overthrew Morsi — and particularly since the military’s crackdown on Islamist groups. This includes holding back on deliveries of F-16 fighter jets, M1A1 tanks and Harpoon missiles.

In December, the Pentagon delivered a previously stalled shipment of 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt.

El-Sisi told Fox News the need for weapons and equipment remains “dire,” and Egyptians “would like to feel that the United States is standing by them.” 

Asked directly how he and other Arab allies view U.S. leadership in the region, he answered briefly in English: “Difficult questions.” 

He addressed his country’s campaign against terrorism weeks after the Islamic State released a video showing 21 Egyptian Christians being beheaded. That video triggered Egyptian airstrikes on ISIS targets in Libya — airstrikes that, according to the Pentagon, the Egyptians did not notify the U.S. of in advance.

At the time, even the top Pentagon spokesman acknowledged the U.S. and Egypt have a “complex relationship.”

While Egypt is not currently launching airstrikes alongside the U.S. and other Arab nations in Iraq and Syria, el-Sisi endorsed the idea of an “Arab ready force” with U.S. backing to take on security challenges.

He said this “ready force” could include his country, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Jordan and others, and be “capable of defending our national security” and confronting dangers in the region.

The Egyptian president first called for such a regional coalition in a speech last month. In the interview with Fox News, he stressed that ISIS and other groups pose a growing threat.

“We have to admit that terrorism is now a major threat not only to Egypt or even the immediate region, but it is a threat to the stability and security of the whole world,” the Egyptian leader said. “We can also see that the map of terrorism and extremism is expanding, it is not recessing.” 

He also said it’s important to push to “reinstate the right meaning of religion.” Addressing the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in his country, he spoke out against what he described as “political Islam.”

He said the people of Egypt have a “real fear of this kind” of system, adding they feel “these people have turned their lives into a living hell.”

He made these remarks in the course of defending the ouster of Morsi, who had been aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood. Responding to characterizations of his removal as a “coup,” el-Sisi acknowledged that “free and fair elections” resulted in Morsi’s election. But he said millions of Egyptians took to the streets when they wanted to remove that leadership — he claimed the country was headed into a “vicious cycle of civil war,” at the time he and other military leaders intervened.

Meanwhile, amid some concerns expressed by el-Sisi about the U.S. commitment to his country, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Monday he will travel to Egypt on March 12 to attend an economic development conference. Kerry plans to meet with el-Sisi and other senior Egyptian leaders to discuss various issues including efforts to fight ISIS.

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Capt-Dax
Capt-Dax
9 years ago

Everyone wants a coalition against Isis, But Obama won’t help them…!!.

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Well Done
Well Done
9 years ago

Obama supports and arms ISIS, and was doing so before ISIS was all that well known. Obama knew them, of course, as he knew the Moslem Brotherhood gov’t of Egypt under Morsi, which he also supported. That’s why he’s denying help to Egypt, now. He’s supporting Iran in their development of nuclear material production. It’s amazing the bastard is getting away with this. He and at least half his administration belongs in Gitmo.

Blacktiger
Blacktiger
9 years ago
Reply to  Well Done

Britain and France and Canada as well knew, trained, and supplied most of the bodies on the front lines. It’s exactly what the Bilderberg Group wants, what Rothschild family wants.

Demsci
Demsci
9 years ago
Reply to  Blacktiger

What you say looks like unsubstantiated conspiracy theory and Iranian and Islamic propaganda to me.

It is also absurdly illogical, since it is well known that American airplanes are bombing ISIS mercilessly. And we have many witnesses for this, to start with the Kurds in Kobani.

You are probably prejudiced and very arrogant and unjust against the Americans/ Westerners/ Israeli’s. But it would behoove you to finally acknowledge the responsibility that the actual (Islamic) killers have for their own motivation and actions.

So that you honestly and humbly acknowledge the violent influence of Islam on many Muslims. Don’t excuse them as if they were little children, with no mind of their own, with no responsibility for their own bad intentions and actions.

Instead of absurdly blaming the West in a desperate denial of responsibility of parts of Islam and Muslims.

Patrick Roy
Patrick Roy
9 years ago
Reply to  Blacktiger

Um … what for …?

Janelle
Janelle
9 years ago
Reply to  Well Done

The double dealing has happened before. The fed needs to shrink to the size it was intended to be. It is too big to do any of it’s actual responsibilities at all well.

jimi b
jimi b
9 years ago
Reply to  Well Done

Taken to gittmo to be exec-uted

conan_drum
conan_drum
9 years ago

Time to impeach the Obamination in the WH. You have another 18 months of his
autocratic misguided rule, what damage he may do in that time.

Blacktiger
Blacktiger
9 years ago

ISIS is fed and given armaments by NATO supported by NATO videos also of UK dropping aid from plane.

Raphael Smith
Raphael Smith
9 years ago

This what happens when the country elects it’s president for political correctness and not for ability to lead. US reputation as a leader of the world is ruined.

mezcukor
mezcukor
9 years ago

Obama is a traitor to the USA. He should be impeached.impeached. Sisi is a very courageous man.

ApolloSpeaks
ApolloSpeaks
9 years ago

ATTN: JOHN BOEHNER

It is critically important that you invite President al-Sisi of Egypt to address Congress (like you did Netanyahu) on the subject of Obama’s desertion of his country and its Arab allies in their struggle with ISIS, al-Qaida, the Moslem Brotherhood and all radical Islamic supremacist groups. The American public needs to hear this great man to understand the terrible danger Obama’s weak leadership is putting us in, and what needs to be done. You did a great patriotic thing by inviting Netanyahu to speak on the perils of Iran’s nuclear bomb making capabilities and regional victories. Now follow up with al-Sisi!

http://www.apollospeaks.com

Rick
Rick
9 years ago
Reply to  ApolloSpeaks

Excellent Apollo. I would also like to see President al-Sisi speaking before congress. That would really make obozo look like the muslim creep that he is.

ApolloSpeaks
ApolloSpeaks
9 years ago
Reply to  Rick

Thanks Rick. But please notify your congressperson that you want al-Sisi to address Congress. Let’s make it happen.

Rick
Rick
9 years ago
Reply to  ApolloSpeaks

My congressmen and senators are all dumocrats Apollo; but I’ll give it a try. Many thanks.

ApolloSpeaks
ApolloSpeaks
9 years ago
Reply to  Rick

Then tweet John Boehner at Speaker John Boehner @SpeakerBoehner

Prinz Eugen
Prinz Eugen
9 years ago

Sultan Barry Sotero will not aid Sisi in any way — our islamo-marxist dictator is clearly in league with Isis and the caliphate crusaders affiliated with the vile moslem brotherhood.

Alas, our servile, blind and silent GOP leaders in contress are dying to give sultan Barry everything and anything he needs to bring abgut sharia-law to the US — and do away once and for all with that evil US Constitution! US laws, incl. sedition, are meaningless without enforcement!

Berengaria
Berengaria
9 years ago

General El-Sisi has been thrown under the
obama bus, and doesn’t understand, that
the muslim brotherhood ties between Morsi
and the obama, are the leading reasons that
no help will come to Egypt. The muslim brotherhood regime in the WH has already
spoken, and their mantra is: No Morsi, No Aid.

Matt Adamson
Matt Adamson
9 years ago

I’ve got an idea.. Make your own planes, tanks, and helicopters! Your mad because we won’t GIVE you our military assets, but honestly your anger is unjustified! People around the world keep saying “America needs to mind it’s own business,” but once we start to do that then you get mad that we aren’t just giving you free shit! I’m sorry, but our country is in a big enough deficit right now, and it’s only getting worse. Better yet, why don’t you BUY these things from us? Oh yeah, because it wouldnt be free. It disgusts me that were sending help to every other country on this planet besides our own! How many homeless people could benefit from our military just selling ONE of those F-16 fighter jets? Well seeing as ONE of these jets is selling for 165 million kind of says it all. 18 Jets are being sold to Iraq for a moderate price of 4.2 billion, but where is that money going? We can guess that it’ll probably fund the Obama vacation fund for the rest of his term. Our country is in shambles people, we need to wake up, and realize that the only way this gets better for us, is if we stand up for OUR rights, and OUR freedoms as Americans! Once they take our 2nd Amendment away, that’s it for ALL of us, then they can take away any other right that we as Americans take for granted EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Rick
Rick
9 years ago
Reply to  Matt Adamson

Israel knows how to build tanks Matt. I’m sure they would help out al-Sisi by building some tanks.

e1313ruth
e1313ruth
9 years ago

Please pray for the safety of this courageous man..

jimi b
jimi b
9 years ago
Reply to  e1313ruth

Amen

Rick
Rick
9 years ago
Reply to  e1313ruth

I never thought of praying for him before, but I’ll do it now. What we don’t need is another Sadat being murdered by the muslim brotherhoods.

Edison
Edison
9 years ago

“We have to admit that terrorism is now a major threat not only to Egypt or even the immediate region, but it is a threat to the stability and security of the whole world,” the Egyptian leader said. “We can also see that the map of terrorism and extremism is expanding, it is not recessing.”

Probably the most honest statement regarding Islamic terrorism, from a world leader that you will likely read.

LindaRivera
LindaRivera
9 years ago

El Sisi is the greatest president Egypt has ever had. Egyptians have reason to be very proud of their president. El Sisi and his military are a role model to the entire world. They intervened to save Egyptians from the extremely barbaric Muslim Brotherhood.

Because the Obama regime are huge supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, Obama refuses to give Egypt the help they desperately need in fighting the Muslim Brotherhood savages. Muslim Brotherhood operatives have been placed into positions of enormous power in the U.S. government – they help to make both American domestic and foreign policy. A coup has taken place in America and no one is doing anything about it.

sssssss
sssssss
9 years ago

Obama should be tried and sentenced life in prison for grison .

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sssssss
9 years ago

Let all Muslims kill each other help both sides the good the bad and the ugly help Iran and help Isis that way they just finish each other .

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sssssss
9 years ago

Stupor pedefile worshiping desert people go takethe goats you sstupid muslim

sssssss
sssssss
9 years ago

Muslim dirty your body smells bad u stupid Muslim die beach

Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony
9 years ago

The president of Eqypt needs to take Libia Gamel Abdel Nasser wanted to 50 years ago and wasn’t allowed to by the Arab straight. He seems to be the only one that can keep it together. Just give him the supplies that he needs…

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