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2012-06-26 International-UN-NGOs

Don't count on improved relations between Iran and Egypt

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Posted by ryuge 2012-06-26 06:22|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Just keep sending the money Washington.

Posted by Dale 2012-06-26 08:24|| 2012-06-26 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 [A]ny attempted rapprochement between Egypt and Iran would infuriate the Saudis and the rest of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council. Their anger is unlikely to be limited to words. It is also likely to include withholding much needed economic aid and investment in Egypt.

That's never stopped Arabs from doing stupid things before.

Posted by Pappy 2012-06-26 10:37|| 2012-06-26 10:37|| Front Page Top

#3 They share a common objective - the toppling of the Gulf monarchies. Whereas the Gulf regimes are unlikely to subsidize their own destruction, Iran will certainly be very glad to supply the money, if Egypt will supply the Sunni Arab volunteers, to fund terror attacks against the Gulf states, as well as infiltration and recruitment efforts among Saudi troops and civilian government officials, efforts which would be better received coming from fellow Sunni Arabs like Egyptians. The Japanese and German empires seemed to get on reasonably well during WWII despite mutually exclusive notions of racial supremacy, although geography limited the extent of their cooperation.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-06-26 12:32|| 2012-06-26 12:32|| Front Page Top

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