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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Seems like they have lots and lots of equipment to use, so I would argue the 2-billion a year for how many years (?) has, in fact "had an effect."
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Prove to me that its had a effect on how Egypt was governed? show me where the influence is.
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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
So in two paragraphs you go from saying the aid hasn't had an effect, but then go on to say that if they didn't get it then they would somehow still have tanks and planes to ruthlessly slaughter their own people? What exactly are you arguing? That they would of had Russian gear?
And I for one refuse to believe that if the Egyptian gov't slaughtered a bunch of their own people with tanks and planes that in this day and age no other nation would step in and help them.
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I will grant that the American's have had one nice hammer during this whole thing to hold over Egypts head and that is the aid.
If things had unfolded, and they would have not had this agreement with the American's and continued to procure Russian made weapons and Russian based military aid, do you think it would have prevented them from deploying their army in a radically different way?