Referene Egypt:
Egypt has a very tenous peace agreement with Israel and has been arming for approximately 15 years with updated equipment.
The peace between Egypt and Israel isnt transparent. Terrorists filter into Israel through tunnels and transport weapons to the Gaza strip. This really aggravates Israel, and many rank and file Israelis expect Egypt to become aggressive towards them in the future.
A sizeable segment of the Egyptian population holds Islamist views and sympathies toward Bin Laden and the boys.
If Mubarak were to die, the Islamists have an excuse for the coup they have been waiting for.
That'll save us 1.6 billion dollars a year in military assistance to them.
Egypt is the LARGEST Arab country in the world.