[FreedomCalls]

Looks like Egypt will continue to suck billions out of the US military aid teat and funnel it straight to the Egyption Islamic Jihad.

[Gunrunner2]

>>Looks like Egypt will continue to suck billions out of the US military aid teat and funnel it straight to the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.<<

Actually, Mubarak is pretty darned concerned about the Egyptian Islamic Brotherhood, as they are really pissed off at Mubarak and his close ties with the US.

Egypt is not Saudi, and Egypt relies heavily on US aid and tourist dollars.

Egypt does not want to lose our aid dollars as this will destabilize the country and actually hurt the Mubarak regime and Egyptian people.

The people of Egypt tolerate the Brotherhood---but only so far. Once the Brotherhood starts to affect tourist dollars, boy howdy, they turn in the bad dudes and tourism goes up again.

[Gunrunner2]

And, oh by the way, US military aid is in the form of FMF; i.e., US bucks held in a US Government account administered by DFAS, and any funds spent by Egypt are US bucks spent on US equipment. . .never touching Egyptian hands or passing through Egyptian channels--the bucks never leave the US.

We do not GIVE them bucks, we provide them US credit dollars to spend on US items in the states, and the bill is sent directly by US industry to the US government.

Egypt receives no dollars, just US military equipment and training.

Where on Earth did you get the idea we just passed bucks to Egypt?