The Obama State Department announced that it is cutting off hundreds of millions in military and financial aid to Egypt. The U.S. gives $1.5 billion to Egypt annually, but the cutoff affects $260 million in cash, a $300 million loan guarantee, a dozen F-16s, several AH-64 Apache helicopters, four M-1/A-1 tank kits, and other arms. Officials said in the wake of the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, they’re looking for a “sustainable, inclusive, non-violent transition to democracy.” But the move undermines our longtime partnership with Egypt, and could cause its presently ruling military to seek aid elsewhere. And we’ve seen that movie before.