US Secretary of State issues a statement that the Egyptian government is stable

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Some 100 people are reported to have been killed and many have been arrested. However Senior U.S. officials appear to be putting a positive spin on the Egyptian turmoil.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated that “Our assessment is that the Egyptian government is stable and is looking for ways to respond to the legitimate needs and interests of the Egyptian people.”


Vice President Joe Biden offered his take on the protests in Egypt, saying the current protests should not cause Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to resign. Biden added that he does not consider the Egyptian president a “dictator.”


Washington has been a major backer of the Egyptian military over the last three decades, supplying the country with around $2bn in annual aid mostly for military purposes.