US still refuses to cut off Egypt aid

US has condemned the recent bloodshed in Egypt, but it is still insisting on Washington’s plan for sending military aid to Cairo.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday: “The United States strongly condemns the violence and bloodshed in Cairo and Alexandria over the weekend that claimed the lives of scores of Egyptian demonstrators.”
When asked about the US annual aid to Egypt, Earnest said, “I don’t have any change in our posture to report to you today.”
He said: “Violence not only further sets back the process of reconciliation and democratization in Egypt, but it will negatively impact regional stability.”
The Obama administration has refused to suspend its aid to Egypt despite condemning the bloody violence in the country.
Egypt is the scene of daily clashes since the military coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi on July 3.
Over the weekend, at least 150 people were killed and scores of others injured in clashes during rival demonstrations by supporters and opponents of Morsi across the country.
Washington remained silent following the coup, but American officials announced that the Obama administration would not declare the ouster of Morsi by the military a coup.
Under US law, financial assistance to any country whose elected head of state is deposed in a military coup is prohibited.