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Egypt\u2019s human rights situation is only one facet of the situation, but the bigger picture indicates that the American government is having a hard time justifying spending taxpayers\u2019 money to support a country that no longer gives it the same benefits as before, Salama says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States\u2019 decision to withhold military and economic aid to Egypt should give us an incentive to regain our regional influence, particularly as discussions on the aid allude to Egypt\u2019s former position of strength that had previously justified the aid packages, Abdel Nasser Salama writes for Al Masry Al Youm. 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