I was listening to NPR this morning in the shower when they cut to Obama's speech. You can watch it here: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314575-1

I've been slightly following everything via my daily shower + NPR but I am still flabbergasted by this speech.

I understand it is politics. I understand he has to play with his words. But wow. "It concerns us" .... "we strongly condemn"..."we deplore."

Really? Because you've been playing with your words since the day Morsi was overthrown in order to not have to pull the money. Once the U.S. government calls it a military coup, they have to pull the money. By law. Canceling a bi-annual joint military exercise is what... Do we value that? Does Egypt value that?

I don't think some elaborate bi-annual government military party is something anyone is too worried about. If we deplore the events in Egypt, why don't you back it up with real action. Not surprisingly, the real reason we don't want to pull the billions is extremely selfish

Surprise!

Every March for the past few years, Baron says, he and other small-business owners have gone to Capitol Hill at the invitation of General Dynamics, a big contractor. They visit their congressmen and "let them know of our support for these programs and also the impact that these programs have on employment," he says.

So we don't really care about Egypt. Well, on a more emotionally level we might. But the reason for the money has nothing to do with any of that. It has nothing to do with what is right or wrong or best for Egyptian people or even best for the majority of Americans. We want an ally. Selfish. We have a vocal group of people who want money. Selfish.

They're is no "best" answer for Egypt. Or anywhere for that matter. All you can do is put one foot in front of the other and then deal with taking the next step. Personally, I think that people not killing each other would be best.

This is why I am so apathetic towards politics. It's a giant fucking game. It's a game where nothing is as it seems and no one can win.