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When Joe Biden stood on City University’s stage in July 2019, the presidential candidate wasn’t just looking to give an address on his worldview. He was looking to make a statement about democracy and America’s defense of it worldwide.
“I will ensure that democracy is once more the watchword of US foreign policy not to launch some moral crusade, but because it is in our enlightened self-interest,” he told the New York City crowd. “We have to champion liberty and democracy.”
But this week has shown just how difficult championing democracy and opposing autocracy in any truly meaningful way will be for President Biden.
the region. an enormous amount of change that turned on its head, the dynamic that guided policy in the region for the last 30 years and, you know, it s still, i think, trying to figure out how to proceed without respecting what the people in the region want and retaining national interest as well. john kerry has been on the road for weeks now. he will be watching what is going on here over the past 48 hours. i m sure wondering whether policy changes back home as a result of what he s seeing. thank you very much, indeed for joining us. erin snider. we are going take a very short break. i m becky anderson live in cairo for you at around 10:45 in the morning. back after this. wyuu1 0 &xfr
egypt s first democratically elected president has been forced out by the military. the muslim brotherhood s ruling party says morsi is now under house arrest. i can tell you, it is unclear, at this point, on thursday morning, 10:00 a.m. local time, exactly where he is. his opponents are celebrating. supporters of the former president says he is a military coup. rounded up and taken into custody. the arrest of some 300 at this stage. the army paving the way for a new government. the head of egypt s supreme constitution. a man we know little about. he ll be sworn in as the interim head of the first state later on today, possibly within the next half hour. the constitution here has been suspended. a huge moment in politics in egypt. egypt s new leadership was announced and televised speech to the nation around 9:00 p.m. last night, wednesday. state media say 32 people were killed in clashes on wednesday. hundreds more have been wounded. that s the story and the picture here in