Egypt ready to wage war on Israel ... for $US100 billion

Smh.com via Drudge ^ | April 25 2002 | -

[liberalism=failure]

Egypt ready to wage war on Israel ... for $US100 billion

Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said his country would go to war with Israel if Arab countries stumped up $US100 billion ($A186.32 billion) to pay for the confrontation, in an interview published yesterday.

"If you want to undertake an action and be ready to face up to challenges, you need at least $100 billion," he told the Abu Dhabi Government's Al-Ittihad newspaper when asked why Egypt had taken no measures against Israel's military offensive against the Palestinians.

"I told you we want $100 billion," he repeated in response to a question why Cairo had not expelled Israel's ambassador to Egypt.

"Let the Arab world give $100 billion from Arab funds deposited around the world. Let it say to Egypt: 'This is a budget for confrontation. This budget is at your disposal. Undertake confrontation,' " he said.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak accused Israel yesterday of going "beyond all limits" with its military actions in the West Bank, particularly in Bethlehem and Jenin.

Egypt became the first Arab country to make peace with Israel and signed a treaty in 1979. Protesters in Egypt have frequently called for cutting diplomatic ties with Israel and expelling the Israeli ambassador.

[liberalism=failure]

I almost hope they get it. It would be fun to watch them get their sorry worthless butts kicked.

[freedomcrusader]

Egypt: "We're too poor to go to war."

[Pontiac]

Are the Egyptians to be come the modern day Hessians?

[Bommer]

$100 billion for what? You can't throw $100 billion at a trud and turn it into a bar of gold! They could throw a trillion at Egypt and Israel would still kick their asses in a week. It isn't the weapons, its the calaper of the fighter! Arabs just are not the billy-badass warriors they appear to be in their protests. Oh they can burn flags, but when it comes down to actually fighting, they have no stomach for it!

[gaspar]

$100 billion simply means that 100 Egyptians in the ruling clique would make off with a billion each.

[dc-zoo]

They want 100 billion? People in hell want icewater too.

[mewzilla]

Maybe the House of Saud will hold another little telethon.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

Egypt won't risk getting humiliated in Defeat #4.

[liberalism=failure]

More comments on this subject can be found at this thread from April 24

There must be something wrong with the search engine. I plugged in Egypt and that thread didn't pop up.

[Publius6961]

Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said his country would go to war with Israel ...

Mr. Ebeid,
Is Egypt prepared to abrogate its mutual non-aggression treaty with Israel?
Is Egypt prepared to lose the Sinai (permanently this time)?
Is Egypt prepared to lose the Suez canal?

Why should Israel practice restraint against an enemy that can’t seem to keep to its treaties?

[Waco]

Call the DNC. They'll help. Then there's the SPCA, PETA, NOW, ABC, CBS, NBC, hell even the EPA and TVA will like to get a call. Beam me up Monica.