McCain complains that the US has no credibility in the Middle East.

(CNN) – It’s high time for the United States to cut off its $1.3 billion in aid to Egypt as the military regime cracks down violently on protesters, Sen. John McCain argued Sunday.

The Arizona Republican added the U.S. has lost its credibility in the region after failing to follow its own law that requires suspending aid to states overtaken by a military coup–though the U.S. has not officially described the recent regime change in Egypt as a coup.  

Editor's notes: Here are a number of reasons why McCain needs to sit down and shut up:

1.  First, his "principles" are out of whack.  He complains about the anti-Democratic Muslim Brotherhood being taken out of power by the military,  when,  as a point of fact,  the Muslim Brotherhood only used the  democratic election process to win power,  looking to establish Shira Law and rule Egypt as an oppressive dictatorship.  We should never forget that it was the Muslim Brotherhood that murdered Anwar Sadat,  Egypt's very pro-Western,  very popular president,  back in 1981.  The Brotherhood has been around for decades,  and has always been militant and subversive.  

2.  Two, the military only facilitated the will of the Egyptian majority.  Understand that 33 million Egyptians demonstrated in the streets of Cairo,  against Morsi and his band of Islamic thugs.  In the strictest of terms,  therefore,  there was no military coup in Egypt - the military only controlling the obvious will of the people.  Without those demonstrations,  Morsi would still be in power. And,  when the fighting comes to an end,  Egypt will have elections and a non-military,  civilian government, once again.    

3.  The millions given to "Egypt,"  is money actually given to the military, in that country.  The aircraft given to that country was,  of course,  actually given to the military.  To cut off this supply of funding,  would be to permanently destroy what is left of Egyptian/American diplomatic relations.  

4.  Contrary to whatever McCain is thinking,  we need the Egyptian pro-American government to remain in power.  That is critical and for the following reasons:  

-- continuation of the Camp David Accord with Israel; 

--  the free flow of oil and commodities through the Suez Canal; 

--  a working diplomatic relationship with those who represent a Middle East population (in Egypt) that is larger than all other Middle East nations combined.  If Egypt falls into the hands of a Radical Islamic regime,  the existential danger to our homeland increases immeasurably.