Why State Dept. won't call Egypt a coup

US law requires that the executive cease military aid to nations in which there has been a coup mounted by the armed forces. This is exactly what happened in Egypt, even if one might breathe a sigh of relief that it did and the Muslim Brotherhood is no longer in charge there.

Nonetheless, the US Dept. of State has refused to say that the coup was a coup. In fact, State actually said that it has determined that it does not need to determine whether there was a coup or not.

Here's why billions of dollars in aid continue to flow to Egypt. That money is spent right here in the USA. Egypt never actually sees a dime of it. The billions buy military hardware from US arms makers.

The hardware is sent to Egypt, so much, in fact, that one defense analyst said that the only way Egypt could possibly need as many US-made tanks as it has is to defend against an alien invasion.

Why U.S. Won't Cut Aid To Egypt - Business Insider

Your tax dollars at work, ladies and gentlemen.