Ex-official: Obama should've pegged Egypt as coup at once

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The Obama administration should have immediately labeled the July 3 ouster of President Mohamed Morsi a military coup and cut off aid, former State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told CNN on Thursday.
The administration is struggling with how to respond after more than 600 people were killed when the U.S.-backed military raided the encampments of demonstrators protesting Morsi's ouster. President Obama announced Thursday he was canceling next month's joint military exercises with Egypt in response and warned of possible further steps.


“I think we missed an opportunity six weeks ago to call it a coup,” Crowley told CNN. “The fact that we haven't undermines the credibility of the United States in the region.”

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I agree with Crowley