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burn_this_city · 02-02-2011, 10:24 AM

Egypt has been a military dictatorship since the 50's. The US has provided tens of billions in aid to the Egyptians. The majority of the money, over a billion a year, has been military aid. The entire egyptian system has been controlled by the military since they overthrew the monarchy. Nasser was in charge of the armed forces, so was Sadat, and same with Mubarak. A strong military/police apparatus would keep the army in power indefinitely.

I believe the US has some responsibility, they've been funding the army and regime for a long time. The tear gas canisters, Abrams tanks, APCs, F16s ect all came from the US.

You don't pay to arm thugs and pretend its not your fault when they use the weapons to suppress their populace.

02-02-2011, 10:24 AM	#243
burn_this_city Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	Egypt has been a military dictatorship since the 50's. The US has provided tens of billions in aid to the Egyptians. The majority of the money, over a billion a year, has been military aid. The entire egyptian system has been controlled by the military since they overthrew the monarchy. Nasser was in charge of the armed forces, so was Sadat, and same with Mubarak. A strong military/police apparatus would keep the army in power indefinitely. I believe the US has some responsibility, they've been funding the army and regime for a long time. The tear gas canisters, Abrams tanks, APCs, F16s ect all came from the US. You don't pay to arm thugs and pretend its not your fault when they use the weapons to suppress their populace.