Reuters: Egypt backs U.S. plan to increase troops in Iraq

[Eugene]

Egypt backs U.S. plan to increase troops in Iraq
15 Jan 2007 17:26:54 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Alaa Shahine

LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Egypt, a key ally of Washington in the Middle East,
voiced support on Monday for the U.S. plan to send more troops to Iraq to help the
government improve security, especially in the capital.

Egypt's support may give U.S. President George W. Bush some encouragement at a
time when his strategy faces strong opposition in Congress, where Democrats and
some Republicans said they doubted it would quell sectarian violence.

Arab public opinion, too, is generally opposed to the plan.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said after talks with U.S. Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice that he hoped the U.S. strategy would lead to the dismantling
of militias that were "tormenting the Iraqi scene".

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15340069.htm

[no_hypocrisy]

1. It's easier to support a surge if your army isn't part of it. And you

get a nice stipend in the way of "financial aid" for your support.

[Debau2005]

2. I must have missed it

Where in the article does it mention how many troops Egypt is sending? I would think that Minister Gheit would be sending his family members to serve, since he is so for the new plan!!:mad:

[msongs]

3. another vicious american puppet dictator- wants to keep the $$$ flowing in

to repress the people, so he sucks up to the bushler.

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[endarkenment]

4. How much do we pay Mubarak to be our flunky? nt.

[MichiganVote]

5. Sure. And why not? Its no skin off their nose...and no troops from Egypt

[LynnTheDem]

6. One of the nations who, along with SA, funded the 911 attacks. One of the

911 hijackers was Egyptian.

So of course Egypt, along with SA, are bush's best buddies.