U.S. moves to supply Egypt air defense units

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon notified Congress on Monday of a proposed sale to Egypt of 25 Avenger air defense systems plus related equipment valued at up to $126 million.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon arm that handles government-to-government arms sales, said the sale of the units that fire Stinger missiles would reduce Egypt's dependence on its old Soviet-supplied air defense systems.

It also would enhance "potential interoperability" with U.S. forces, the agency said in a mandatory notice of a proposed weapons sale that lawmakers still have the power to block.
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The announcement of the deals comes a week after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Cairo criticizing the Egyptian government for emergency law, arbitrary justice and violence against peaceful demonstrators.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=8906979&src=rss/ElectionCoverage

[deminks]

1. So the deal was being negotiated

at the same time or before the Rice-a-phony speech. Makes you wonder who is in charge, don't it? The corporate weapons dealers, or the corporate government. Either way, people lose, whatever country they are in.

I suppose a thank you to Egypt for services rendered.

[mediaman007]

2. Just what country will attck Egypt?

Who are they defending themselves from?