FOXNews.com: US cancels military exercises with Egypt over violence, Obama condemns crackdown

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US cancels military exercises with Egypt over violence, Obama condemns crackdown Aug 15th 2013, 14:39 President Obama announced Thursday that the U.S. has canceled an upcoming joint military exercise with Egypt, amid concern over the violent clashes between the military-backed government and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.  The president, speaking from Martha's Vineyard where he is on vacation with his family, said the U.S. "strongly condemns" the crackdown by the interim government on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi.  "We deplore violence against civilians," Obama said.  The president said the U.S. informed the interim government on Thursday morning that the planned joint military exercise, known as Bright Star, would be canceled.  The biannual exercise was scheduled for next month.  "The Egyptian people deserve better than what we've seen over the last several days," Obama said.  More than 500 people have been killed in the clashes, in the largest outbreak of violence since Hosni Mubarak was pushed from power at the dawn of the Arab Spring.

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