He made the statement as continued clashes between government forces and opposition protesters have left at least 27 people dead and hundreds injured. The protesters want Mubarak to end his 29-year reign.
Expressing his government's support for the embattled Egyptian president, Biden said; "Mubarak has been an ally of ours in a number of things. And he's been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interest in the region, the Middle East peace efforts; the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing relationship with - with Israel.”
Biden went on to say that he “would not refer to him as a dictator."
The US government provides more than $1.3 billion in military aid to Mubarak regime annually.'
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