It has started.  It was over the past 3 months beginning to gravitate in that direction.  Possible misunderstanding and misinterpretation of what the United States was doing, in the U.S. being diplomatic, cooperating with other nations, gestures of mercy and compassion, the possible misunderstandings and misinterpretations in the form of questions being asked and framed.  The old saying, 'do not mistake our kindness for weakness', might be readily applicable here.

The U.S. has stepped up to make certain that the lives of innocent, such as in places like Syria, and Egypt, and currently, although not technically considered the 'Middle East', to the assistance of the Philippines in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon destruction.  The Pentagon has recently released, that not every iota of strategy insofar cooperation and making progress involves a show of military might.  That the fact upon us, the U.S. in dealing with the situations in Syria, and Egypt,and other locations undergoing intense strife, has performed with degrees of wisdom, illustrating appropriate amounts of give-and-take in the cooperation efforts that involve other nations.

News headline of the following, from <http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/14/is-russia-taking-over-the-us-role-in-the-middle-east/> has presented itself, the entirety a transcript of a translation of the conversation that was originally in Arabic, with excerpts from it:
Is Russia taking over the US role in the Middle East?
14/11 15:45 CET

Thursday’s visit by Russian officials to Egypt has triggered talk of a new era of defence [defense] cooperation between Moscow and Cairo.

To shed more light on the visit, our correspondent in the Egyptian capital, Mohammed Shaikhibrahim, talked to political analyst Samir Ghattas.

Mohammed Shaikhibrahim, euronews: “What is the significance of this visit to Egypt, involving both military and diplomatic officials from Moscow, at this particular time?”

Samir Ghattas: “The policies of the United States have caused serious unease and confusion in the Middle East and in Egypt in particular, especially after the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood regime. That led to new policies from the US towards Egypt like pressure on the army and reducing economic and military aid after a while.

“As a result, Egypt has sought out new relations or to be more precise, revived its old relations with different regions of the world, especially with the Russian Federation and maybe later with China, India and other rising powers.

“I suspect that there is also a need to develop economic relations between the two countries, given that Russia is a big exporter of wheat, which Egypt desperately needs.”

euronews: “Why is this new situation,..., not being considered as Moscow taking Washington’s place?”

Samir Ghattas: “I don’t think it could go as far as sharing functional, divisional roles because Moscow and Washington have totally different interests in the Middle East. The United States won’t allow Russia to establish itself again in this region. But if Russia, which already has a strong presence in Syria and close relations with Iran, nurtures its ability to invest in relations with Egypt, well perhaps that could lead to a new era between Moscow and the Middle East.”

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Source <http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/14/is-russia-taking-over-the-us-role-in-the-middle-east/>
YouTube video, that concluded with traditional 'thank you' in Arabic by the interviewer, URL that the transcript was of: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB4anaoPqZw>

Evident from reading the article, Dr. Samir Ghattas did not state word for word, of the comments on that webpage, that Russia 'is taking over the role of the U.S.'  The interviewer asks the reverse question of, "Why is this new situation,..., not being considered as Moscow taking Washington’s place?”  However, the article title is indicative that, that the question is being asked, ipso facto, "Is Russia taking over the US role in the Middle East?".  Additionally there lies the possibility that the trend could catch on, unless precluded.

Dr. Ghattas did say, that “the policies of the United States have caused serious unease and confusion in the Middle East..."  That comment gives rise to some concern, especially considering that since the U.S. has held diplomatic gestures in the region in recent months, the number of fatalities in the region has significantly dropped.

Is Egypt wholly seeking or 'has sought out new relations or to be more precise, revived its old relations with different regions of the world..', as a result of "pressure on the army and reducing economic and military aid"?