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U.S. Chickens Come Home to Roost in Egypt

By Marjorie Cohn

Barack Obama, like his predecessors, has supported Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to the tune of $1.3 billion annually, mostly in military aid. In return, Egypt minds U.S. interests in the Middle East, notably providing a buffer between Israel and the rest of the Arab world. Egypt collaborates with Israel to isolate Gaza with a punishing blockade, to the consternation of Arabs throughout the Middle East. The United States could not have fought its wars in Iraq without Egypt?s logistical suppor read more

Full post as published by Marjorie Cohn on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).