The United States and Egypt: A Common Cause in Sudan
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The top agenda items for today’s White House meeting between President Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak are not a surprise; Middle East peace and combating extremism are the shared preoccupations that define U.S.-Egyptian relations. Yet a less obvious but no less urgent national security concern for Egypt is the situation in neighboring Sudan. President Mubarak shares President Obama’s stated goal of lasting peace and stability in Sudan, and President Obama must seize this opportunity to leverage the United States’ close relationship with Egypt into a genuine partnership to achieve this mutually desirable outcome.
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