The United States federal government should condition military assistance on their returning confiscated property of democratic non-governmental organizations, permitting the re-opening of all offices of non-government organizations, allowing unfettered operation of non-governmental organizations working towards human rights, and committing to working towards a democratic political system.
Only this solves the first advantage – democracy assistance can’t. This is the conclusion of their Egyptian Stability advantage internal link article
Kramer 12-19 (David, Washington Post, “Stomping on human rights in Egypt,”, http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/stomping-on-human-rights-in-egypt/2011/12/29/gIQAtySOPP_story.html)
Freedom House and similar organizations are in...Egypt this year will be lost for good.
Solves credibility
Revkin 12-19, assistant director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and editor of EgyptSource, a blog following Egypt's transition (Mara, “Congress Moves to Condition Egypt's Military Aid on Power Transfer to Civilians”, http://www.acus.org/egyptsource/congress-moves-condition-egypts-military-aid-power-transfer-civilians)
Although the new restrictions will be a bitter pill ...undeniably obstructing the democratic transition.