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Peace context. it straddles geopolitically the suez canal, a major transit point in the world, and culturally, egypt is one the most important countries in the whole muslim world. so this is indeed one of our most important bilateral relationships. we've had a very close relationship with egypt over the years. we've had our ups and downs. so the challenge to american foreign policy in the middle east is huge. and whatever happens in egypt is going to affect us. >> ambassador, this is jonathan mann at cnn center. the united states has given aid to egypt. how important given the uncertainty of h...