Alliances in the U.S., the question arises Egypt and Saudi Arabia

In American foreign policy is becoming increasingly necessary a careful analysis of the relationship with Egypt and Saudi Arabia. For both the U.S. is the first ally to Washington but reports are starting to become embarrassing . Egypt today is characterized by the seizure of power by the military, where the next election, now in the finishing straight , they represent only a farce of a democracy that is not there. Death sentences against the Muslim Brotherhood , was followed by the outlawing of non-denominational movement of democratic and liberal matrix , which have been the backbone of the Egyptian Arab Spring , which has enabled the overthrow of Mubarak. The army at first seemed favorable to the democratic development of the country, frustrated , however, by the victory of religious movements , not taking into account that minorities have stifled democratic rebirth dl country. However it was not possible, despite the attempts to put offside the predominant force in the Egyptian system : the army . The armed forces, conscious of their power allowed before an attitude fundamentally opposed to the state by the sectarian forces that had gained power with the election, and then repress them with such violence that surprised the Americans themselves . At the same time also the inspiration of democratic and liberal parties , who at first had supported the intervention of the army , after having protested against the brutality of the methods of the armed forces , have been the banning political exercise in the country. General Al Sisi definitely win the election, but the house you will have to ask the question of how to approach the Egyptian country . For the U.S. , Egypt is an important ally , both for its location , which allows the tranquility of southern Israel , both for its influence on the Arab countries of the southern Mediterranean. Obama 's hopes were of a transition to a democratic system of the western type , which could act as a driving force for other Arab nations , but it did not happen , and Egypt became a military dictatorship , which is inconvenient for Washington. A Cairo are aware of the importance Egyptian alliance for the U.S. and take advantage of the need patently American . In fact, were not taken into account any suggestions for an exercise of American government more liberal and less marked by violence. Closer and closer to Egypt there is Saudi Arabia , the relations between the two states are increasingly closer thanks to the help that the Saudis economic damage to the Egyptians. For Saudi Arabia, the alliance with Egypt ruled by the military is crucial: thanks to them the danger of the Muslim Brotherhood and their possible expansion in the Arabian Peninsula has been very limited , also there is a huge similarity in the methods of government of the two countries , which do not allow any opposition to the government. , no matter whether the source or military dynastic . For Washington, these factors represent a source of further aggravating the analysis of the relationships with the two states . However, even Saudi Arabia is extremely important for the U.S., especially in optical anti Iran and for this reason in the past U.S. administrations have always closed both eyes on the repeated abuses against civil rights perpetrated in Arabia. At this stage , however, the irritation against Saudi Washington has cooled relations between the two countries, because of the approach with Iran, which , in truth , it was not so successful , given the slowdown of negotiations for the nuclear Iranian . But also the behavior in Saudi Syrian War has caused alarm in the United States , which did not like the aid to Islamic fundamentalists in Saudi Arabia , which has provided financial aid and weapons to the most dangerous Sunni elements to defeat Assad and damage ' Iran. The outline of the Saudis was to eliminate the fundamentalist opposition Inside and facilitate similar movements in Syria, these paramilitary groups , however, are those that Washington does not want to take power in Damascus, because fall outside the control of the same Saudis , forming enclaves dominated and governed by Islamic fundamentalism harder . All these factors contribute to cause alarm in the reports that the U.S. economic relationship with Egypt and Saudi Arabia , which, while remaining allies , are now perceived in a different light , especially in view of Obama's foreign policy , he wants to favor alliances with states governed democratically. Future development of the policies of the two states say they will still reliable for the United States .