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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMSNBC Says Egypt And Israel Are Only Allies* In The M E
Jordan
Morocco
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia say hello...
BTW, I am using the word in an everyday sense and not a legalistic one. Also, I am not commenting on the allies.
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MSNBC Says Egypt And Israel Are Only Allies* In The M E (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2012
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Taverner
(55,476 posts)1. Time to cross Egypt off the list...
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)4. It's Complicated
Egypt is really the key to Israel's security. There can no be successful war against Israel without an Egyptian front.
Taverner
(55,476 posts)5. The Egypt - Israel Relationship won't last
The new admin, no matter how much we throw money at them, will eventually cave.
That's the problem with regime changes - a lot of older, deeper grudges come out. Yugoslavia, Iraq, Iran, and now Egypt.
Not saying it shouldn't have happened - just saying what we can't control
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)2. They are children playing dress-up.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)3. Turkey is a strong ally...