U.S. Praises Egyptian Military's 'Professionalism'

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mullen thanks Egyptian military chief of staff for not turning army's U.S.-funded firepower on demonstrators.

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The highest-ranking U.S. military officer praised the "professionalism" of Egypt's armed forces in a phone call with a top Egyptian commander on Sunday, as Egyptian troops refrained from a crackdown on protesters.

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