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Ex envoys Wisner, Kurtzer: What the US should do now in Egypt

former Egypt Daniel Kurtzer and former US diplomat Frank Wisner have said that the US did not recognize that Mohammed Morsi did not respect democratic institutions.
An Egyptian woman puts turns her back to show an image of US President Barack Obama with a slogan, as they rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square, on July 7, 2013. Opponents of Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi packed Tahrir Square in their tens of thousands to show the world his ouster was not a military coup but the reflection of the people's will. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI        (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Two former US envoys to Egypt advise that given the uncertain and violent turn of events, Washington should avoid public statements for now.

Washington was perhaps slow to recognize and try to correct the widespread perception in Egypt that the US government was supporting Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood government--as opposed to the elected government of Egypt.

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