President Obama said Thursday his government "strongly condemns" violence in Egypt, and as a result is canceling U.S.-Egyptian military exercises scheduled for next month.
Speaking from his vacation home in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Obama did not suspend other forms of aid to Egypt, saying U.S. "engagement" with the military government in Cairo will help it transition back to democracy.
Obama also did not describe the military's removal of President Mohammed Morsi as "a coup," a declaration that would required ending aid that adds up to about $1.3 billion a year.
The U.S. and Egypt did have joint military maneuvers known as "Bright Star" scheduled for mid-September.
Obama spoke a day after Egypt's interim used force to clear encampments created by backers of the ousted Morsi.
The action triggered violent clashes throughout the country, killing at least 500 people and probably hundreds more. The interim government has declared a nationwide state of emergency and a nighttime curfew.
Obama, who is vacationing on Martha's Vineyard, spoke from the home he is renting on the island.
The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Sunday.
The two sides in Egypt are offering vastly different estimates of the death toll.
The interim government in Cairo says more than 500 have died in the violence; the Muslim Brotherhood, the organization that includes Morsi, puts the death count at more than 2,500.
Bright Star has been held every two years, though the 2011 exercises were canceled because of that year's removal of President Hosni Mubarak.
Speaking from his vacation home in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Obama did not suspend other forms of aid to Egypt, saying U.S. "engagement" with the military government in Cairo will help it transition back to democracy.
Obama also did not describe the military's removal of President Mohammed Morsi as "a coup," a declaration that would required ending aid that adds up to about $1.3 billion a year.
The U.S. and Egypt did have joint military maneuvers known as "Bright Star" scheduled for mid-September.
Obama spoke a day after Egypt's interim used force to clear encampments created by backers of the ousted Morsi.
The action triggered violent clashes throughout the country, killing at least 500 people and probably hundreds more. The interim government has declared a nationwide state of emergency and a nighttime curfew.
Obama, who is vacationing on Martha's Vineyard, spoke from the home he is renting on the island.
The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Sunday.
The two sides in Egypt are offering vastly different estimates of the death toll.
The interim government in Cairo says more than 500 have died in the violence; the Muslim Brotherhood, the organization that includes Morsi, puts the death count at more than 2,500.
Bright Star has been held every two years, though the 2011 exercises were canceled because of that year's removal of President Hosni Mubarak.