The US ambassador to Egypt, Anne W. Patterson, was excoriated in the media – especially in social media, which have no international boundaries (and often no manners) – for her courageous efforts to keep the door open for dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood government. She did what any good – and, in her case, superb – diplomat should do: maintain relations with both sides and try to find a way forward.
美国驻埃及大使安妮·帕特森遭到媒体、尤其是社交媒体（往往既没有国界也没有礼貌）的严厉批评，他们对她与穆兄会政府保持接触的勇敢努力进行抨击。她完成了任何称职——就她而言甚至是卓越的——外交官应当完成的任务：与双方保持关系，力求找到现实的解决方案。事实上，穆兄会政府和世俗反对派都对美国与对方的关系颇多怨言。