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2004-05-27 Africa: North

Egypt Fails Effort to Prevent Marriage of Christian-Moslem Couple

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-05-27 3:02:58 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Seems to me that the $2B-$3B annual bribe that we have been paying since Camp David (1979) to the Egyptians to refrain from attacking Israel could be put to better use. Let Mubarek and Egypt sink into perfect Islamic squalor.

Posted by RWV 2004-05-27 10:42:52 AM|| 2004-05-27 10:42:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 RWV, since it's widely assumed that the Israelis have nukes, I don't see that we have to pay the Egyptians not to attack Israel -- the Isrealis have the perfect deterrent already. I think the money is more to keep Mubarek from doing other stoopid stuff, like sucking up to the Russians. And I think we get a fair amount of the money back in military equipment orders.

Posted by Steve White 2004-05-27 1:51:06 PM|| 2004-05-27 1:51:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 And it's a good thing that Egypt have more military equipment why?

Posted by Nero 2004-05-27 2:00:28 PM|| 2004-05-27 2:00:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Steve, we do get a reasonable amount of the money back in military orders. However, most of that is in supplying parts for assembly in Egypt. like the M1A1 tanks assembled at Abu Zaabal Tank Repair Factory (Military Factory 200). These are really make work, "prestige" projects - pretty much a waste of taxpayer money. The Egyptians haven't been real good with machinery since the pyramids.

Posted by RWV 2004-05-27 10:49:15 PM|| 2004-05-27 10:49:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually, the money was more to buy Jimmy Carter a legacy.

Posted by RWV 2004-05-27 10:50:10 PM|| 2004-05-27 10:50:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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