It is an approach Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he supports. “Looking forward, I think that the approach has to be to condition our future aid on specific steps toward the rule of law and return to democracy,” Blumenthal said. But critics of the administration’s strategy believe the White House’s options are limited. Arizona Sen. John McCain said the Obama administration has lost credibility. “We have to comply with the law,” said McCain. “And this administration did not do that after threatening to do so.” Meanwhile, the president returns from his vacation Sunday evening. And increasingly there are concerns the lines of communication between Egypt’s military leaders and U.S. officials are breaking down.