Posted on 04/22/2014 12:27:04 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Ehud Yaari of Israels Channel 2 News reported on Tuesday night, that Egypt and Russia will be signing an unprecedented military agreement.
In this agreement between Cairo and Moscow, Egypt will receive 24 of Russias advanced Mikoyan MiG-35 fighter jets, along with military and strategic advisers, as well as training for the Egyptian Air Force.
The deal is worth $3 billion.
It follows in the footsteps of a $2 billion arms deal that Egypt signed with Russia in February, and was primarily funded by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The deal itself has been in the works since November, as JewishPress.com reported when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Cairo and Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and developed in response to decreased US military aid to Egypt.
This deal is a major setback to US policy and diplomacy in the Middle East, and is a direct slap in the face for U.S. President Obama.
In related news, the U.S. is sending 600 troops to Eastern Europe for an exercise, to try to reassure its NATO allies, following Russias actions in Ukraine.
Another nation that had moved to join the West, now pushed firmly into the Eastern camp by one Barack Obama (and George Soros, as well.).
They don’t want anymore of our F-16s?
I thought we were “giving” them a good deal on those.
How does it feel, Mister Obama, to be America's last black President?
How many “slaps in the face” can Barry take ?
Are they switching to Russian tanks, also?
Just like the good ole Pre-Yom Kippur War days when Egypt flew MIGs serving as nice target practice of IAF Mirages and Phantoms. Sadat must be rolling in his grave and Nassar is having a good laugh. This sounds like that famous Marx quote about 2nd time as farce with Zero providing the impetus for this farce.
What a reset in Russian-USA relationship!
We also gave them the Muslim Brotherhood, so it kinda balances out.
Arab Spring backfire?
The USA provides Egypt with $2.0B per year in military aid.
I believe that money must be spent in the USA.
How will Egypt pay for the Russian Migs?
There has not been Soviet/Russian advisers in Egypt for over 40 years when Sadat kicked them out in 1972. Way to go Zero!
“is a direct slap in the face for U.S. President Obama.”
He is probably getting used to it.
But Egypt will still get billions in foreign aid.
The Egyptians even have a name for it: “Jizya”.
I've heard he likes that. Wait. Wrong face.
Probably Uncle Saud will open the check book
“The USA provides Egypt with $2.0B per year in military aid.
I believe that money must be spent in the USA.
How will Egypt pay for the Russian Migs?”
You appear to be one of the few who understands how FMS Foreign Military Sales works. It’s a jobs package for US industry.
I think Saudi Arabia is providing the cash for the MIGs. (They have been bolstering their influence quite a bit of late.)
It's so hard to understand how this could have happened. Oh, wait! Now I remember. Could it be because Bathhouse Barry was doing all he could to support and assist the Muslim Brotherhood? Payback is a b*tch, isn't it Barry?
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