Former Vice President Dick Cheney praised Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as a "good" ally to the United States and urged the Obama administration to proceed cautiously in its handling of the turmoil in the region.
Cheney, speaking at a tribute to Ronald Reagan, suggested that putting too much pressure on Mubarak to reign could backfire and send Egypt into further crisis.
"There is a reason why a lot of diplomacy is conducted in secret. There are good reasons for there to be confidentiality in some of those communications. And I think President Mubarak needs to be treated as he deserved over the years, because he has been a good friend," Cheney said, per the Associated Press's Michael R. Blood.
The former vice president reminded the audience of Mubarak's past aid to the United States, including assistance during the 1991 Gulf War, and called on the Obama administration to have "balance" in its approach to the situation.
"He's been a good man, a good friend and ally to the United States. We need to remember that." Cheney said. "It's also important when you get into these circumstances that you try to have an open channel of communications that is private to whoever it is you are dealing with out there. It is very hard for some foreign leader to act on U.S. advice in a visible way."
(Photo of Cheney: Michael Moriatis/The News-Press via AP)
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