To: Carley
“And which african country has ever repaid it’s loans?
NONE”
umm...you missed the point. Mubarak had to be bought to get his cooperation - he didn't do it out of a sense of friendship or allegiance
3 posted on
02/08/2011 8:03:35 AM PST by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: nuconvert
We funded egyptian military. For now we still own them.
10 posted on
02/08/2011 8:28:09 AM PST by
Carley
(ARAB STREET NO DIFFERENT THAN AMERICA'S LEFT)
To: nuconvert
umm...you missed the point. Mubarak had to be bought to get his cooperation - he didn't do it out of a sense of friendship or allegianceBetter a paid mercenary that aids your overall cause than having the horde sabotage your security.
When the Shah was our man, Iran was not a big problem - Egypt has the potential to go the same way. The kind of folks that Carter wanted and what so many today clamor for, do not have the fortitude to keep the really bad guys at bay.
16 posted on
02/08/2011 9:14:44 AM PST by
trebb
("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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