[Thunder90]

Murbarak is another Saddam Hussein... While he is a token ally of the US, he would likely attack Israel (with Syria and Iran) if our position weakened in the region.

[Paladin2]

Don’t we give Billion($) to Egypt per Annam?

[omega4179]

so what. Every dictator in the mideast has worked out better for us than islamist revolutionary types.

[org.whodat]

True, but if he is gone the attack would be a certainty.

[Straight Vermonter]

Murbarak is another Saddam Hussein... While he is a token ally of the US, he would likely attack Israel (with Syria and Iran) if our position weakened in the region.

You realize that an Israeli attack that destroyed the Aswan Dam would kill millions of Egyptians right? There is a reason that Egypt has not attacked Israel in almost 40 years.