Tom Malinowski

You know what? The United States has these obligations too. We subject ourselves to scrutiny.

I would say sure, let's leave. But I do not think threatening to leave gives us any leverage.

I think it is a testable proposition that has not been tested.

I do not think our government right now would support an effort to remove the Philippines from the Human Rights Council because I am sorry to say that our President has just endorsed the policy of extrajudicial killings there.

Rather than ceding this important battle space to our adversaries, we should continue to fight to make it better.

I think the goal should be to get rid of the standalone agenda item, first and foremost.

The bias against Israel has been real and outrageous, though we have managed to ease it somewhat.

We should see Egypt more clearly for what it has become: a country that sucks up aid from the United States and the Gulf countries.

Let's provide assistance tailored to support the Egyptian military's efforts to protect its borders and its people from terrorists.

I strongly agree with Dr. Dunne. Keeping the 15 percent is better than nothing, but I think a much more fundamental assessment is needed.

They are fighting ISIL in the Sinai, but in a manner that is probably making the problem worse, not better.

I hope we don't allow our decisions to be influenced too often by that kind of calculus because all we would be doing is empowering people like Sisi.

I have to say the meetings with the Government of Egypt were amongst the least productive and most unpleasant in my time at the State Department.

I am afraid it affects perceptions of what we stand for in the hearts and minds of people in every part of the world in a negative way.

We need to try to use our money in the most productive fashion to help Egypt.

It is clear to me that he overplayed his hand.

We could make sure every Syrian refugee child can go to school.

I am somewhat pessimistic about our ability to influence Egypt in any fundamental way right now.

We've given Egypt more than $70 billion over the years, yet the last time I checked, there were no Egyptian F-16s helping us fight ISIS over Raqqa or Mosul.

My strong view is that the investment is completely out of balance.

I want current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to be successful.

The one place in the region where Egypt has exercised independent influence is Libya, where it has made matters worse.

So a while back President Sisi made a speech which he mentioned a concept notice, well, that he referred to as fourth generation warfare.

What we need with the Government of Egypt is a stepping back, a bit of a time out where we get out of this entitlement mentality.

Despite all this, it is often said that President Sisi is the counter-terrorism partner we need.