TERRORISM On human rights, Egypt’s president beats ISIS

FACEBOOK FACEBOOK.COM/ USATODAYOPINION President Trump’s meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may represent a strong signal that Trump is making counterterrorism a top priority — even if it comes at the expense of human rights in the region.

I will take Sisi any day over ISIS terrorists running rampant throughout the region. And ISIS has a far worse record of human rights, as far I am concerned. Sisi pledged to keep the Israel peace treaty in effect, and he has been a solid ally of the U.S. now for years. Christopher Dunn

Trump praises a guy who is responsible for imprisoning thousands of protesters. Trump wishes he could legally do it in America to boost his approval ratings. Jeff Hartung

Our president doesn’t respect human rights in America, why would he care about them in other countries? Ronald K. Lewis

Name a Middle Eastern country where we don’t have human rights concerns. Maybe we should just see whether we can put a damper on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorist group and others. That might, at least, keep thousands alive. Jim Carr

The U.S. has a long history of hypocrisy when it comes to human rights. You don’t have to look any further than Latin America, where we supported all sorts of dictators and military juntas if we thought it was more beneficial for our interests. Arnold Indictor

On the plus side, Trump is doing something other than golfing or sending his son-in-law to represent him. Rob Blizard

There’s nothing wrong with Trump’s meeting; human rights are overrated. People should be willing to give up some freedoms for hard-earned safety. Steve Evets

Rinse and repeat in world affairs. So long as America can do as we please and profit, to hell with human rights or the democracies we pretend to be interested in creating. Ron Schofield For more, follow @USATOpinion or #tellusatoday.