In the past 30 years Egypt has received over a billion dollars in aid. With the current regime constantly not stable enough to keep their leader in power and government trust at an all time-low we are forced to look at what this aid is actually providing. Throughout this essay I will guide you through the logistics of distributing such large aid packages, the impact, and why this practice is hurting, not helping the U.S. Egyptian citizens neither profits, nor wants the U.S in their everyday life. We have no business in their country and they have no business in our pockets; when this tie is severed both parties will be better off.
To understand America’s involvement in Egypt we first have to look at where the aid is spent. Every year, the USA supposedly sends $1.3 billion in military aid, with this money they pick out their own technology and weapons. But, According to government officials, the US government decides exactly which weaponry gets sent to Egypt. Officials complain that often, Egypt is sent weapons that are not as advanced as those sent to neighboring countries like Israel. Leaving their armies outdated and not as secure as those countries around them. Since Egypt does not chose where the military aid is spent, it has led to a massive inventory of weaponry that they no longer require, or already have enough of. Including sending more than 1,000 tanks, valued at $3.9 billion, along with several thousand Soviet period tanks. This is ridiculously excessive there’s no possible scenario in which they would need all these tanks short of World War 3. So they continue to sit in crates in warehouses, unopened, probably to never be used. This is also the case with F-16 fighter jets sent to Egypt. “Though recently Obama ordered...
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...ted. Albert Einstein describes insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This seems to be America’s problem, we seem afraid to quit the situation because of fear of the changing what has been long established. But what do we gain to lose, other countries already view us poorly, we already have enough military strength to assert our will in a region if we absolutely must, and private charities have done a far better job over the years providing humanitarian work then governments ever will be able to do. It is time we cut off all aid to Egypt, thus pushing ourselves away from their internal conflict and giving the Egyptian people control of their own Egypt. And not only with Egypt, but with all nations, we have to begin to let them stand on their two feet because always carrying them does nothing but hinder them in the end.
and its allies.American has one of the best army so if other countries are in trouble and we are their "allies" , they can benefit off that and ask for help from a good army system.So this goes to show that you cant trust even your friends because you dont know if they are just with you to eat off your success and power.This would apply with a leader trying to gain power and maintain it because a person who is trying to maintain power shouldnt have someone who will bring
...d took control of the Gaza Strip once again. Anwar el-Sadat then became president after Gamal Abdel Nasser died in 1970. In an effort to take control of the Sinai Peninsula, Anwar el-Sadat attacked the Israelis. After a cease-fire, the United Nation’s troops then returned to keep things peaceful. Israel then later withdrew and was only allowed to use it for non-military purposes. In 1978 a peace treaty was established between Egypt and Israel which influenced more peace in the Middle East. Although a formal treaty was signed in 1979. In 1981 Sadat was assassinated and Mohamed Hosni Mubarak followed him in presidency. The Sinai Peninsula was then returned to Egypt in 1982 after the Israeli troops withdrew from the region. Mubarak embraced Sadat’s policies and managed to climb to the top and be once again making Egypt known as one of the leaders of the Arab world.
Every year, more and more money is donated to Africa to promote democracy in order to get rid of the powerful coups in many countries through out the continent. While the coups are declining and democratic governments are being established, the economic growth and development of Africa is not anywhere it should be considering the abundant natural resources and coastline that the continent possesses. Even though countries, like the United States of America, donate millions of dollars they are a large reason why Africa is underdeveloped economically. The Trans-Atlantic Slave trade is the most devastating event in the history of the world. Nearly 14,000,000 men, women, and children were displaced, sold into slavery, and killed by the trade routes.(
July 26 – The President of Egypt Gamal Nasser announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal. This is followed by the refusal of funding the Aswan Dam Project by the United States of America and the Britain. They blamed the state of the Egyptian Economy but many believe that it had more to do with Egypt’s decision to recognize China and buy weapons from Czechoslovakia, which at that time was controlled by the Soviet Union.
Early 2011 uprisings swept across the Middle East and North Africa, and many rebellions are still going on today. The Arab region has seen revolts and conflict since the 1800‘s, but only recently have these revolts been redirected to the problems of Arab society (Ghannam, J. 2011 pg 4-5)The Arab Spring Uprising was first sparked in Tunisia and eventually struck Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen and then spread to other countries. Citizens throughout these countries were dissatisfied with the rule of their local governments. Issues like human rights violations, political corruption, economic decline, unemployment, extreme poverty, dictators...
The Syrian Civil War is a good example of world leaders playing by the rules of realism. The civil war began in March of 2011 as part of the Arab Spring, and by July of 2012 17,000 have died and another 170,000 fled the country (Almond). The United Nations Security Council in February of 2012 had tried t...
Ali sought to achieve a degree of autonomy from the Ottoman Empire and expand the rule of Egypt, both of which required military reform. In order to finance his efforts, he had to expand the Egyptian economy. Egyptian exports thrived on the back of cotton, which Ali attempted to consolidate into a government monopoly. Egypt’s focus on cotton production made it an export-heavy territory that was dependent upon European manufacturing imports from the West. In order to facilitate its exports, a robust transportation system was necessary.
The Nile, is the longest river in the world, and is located in northeastern Africa. Its principal source is Lake Victoria, in east central Africa. The Nile flows north through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, with a total distance of 5584 km. From its remotest headstream in Burundi, the river is 6671 km long. The river basin covers an area of more than 3,349,000 sq km. Not only is the Nile considered a wonder by Herodotus, but by people all over the world, due to its impotance to the growth of a civilization.The first great African civilization developed in the northern Nile Valley in about 5000 BC.
Egypt has been around more than 7000 years. U.S has been around for 200-300 years. In addition, Egypt has two thirds archaeology of the world. U.S has no archaeology. Also, because Egypt has been around for many years, Egypt conquest by many countries such as France, England, Turkey and many other. In addation, we learned many languages and they used Egypt food and money to help their countries, but U.S had never conquest under any other countries. In addtion, U.S is powerful with young
...at their expense. Egypt's past situation when Egypt was exploited for European trade, and when another country took over, is parallel to today's situation. When the US is taking over politically and affecting them economically for oil. Both times the Middle East was imposed upon without their consent.
Humanitarian Intervention Hypothesis: That despite the incidents where humanitarian interventions have proved seemingly unsuccessful, they are, nonetheless, a vital tool in alleviating the human suffering that so plagues contemporary society. The post-Cold war world is one that has been riddled with conflict, suffering and war. In the face of such times, the issue of humanitarian intervention and about who, when and how it should be employed, has become hotly debated. While some critics declare this kind of intervention to be a violation of national sovereignty, others believe that relief efforts aimed at ending human suffering are perfectly justifiable. 7.
When considering the concepts of human rights and state sovereignty, the potential for conflict between the two is evident. Any humanitarian intervention by other actors within the international system would effectively constitute a violation of the traditional sovereign rights of states to govern their own domestic affairs. Thus, the answer to this question lies in an examination of the legitimacy and morality of humanitarian intervention. While traditionally, the Westphalian concept of sovereignty and non-intervention has prevailed, in the period since the Cold War, the view of human rights as principles universally entitled to humanity, and the norm of enforcing them, has developed. This has led to the 1990’s being described as a ‘golden
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Ensuring that all members of society are taken care of and are treated respectfully is crucial to ensuring the well being of society as a whole. To say that those less fortunate should be left to fend for themselves, or that it is not our responsibility as citizens and responsible members of society to assist those in need of help is simply selfish. How would you feel if you were the one in need of assistance? We the people that make up society must contribute our time, resources and effort to help others who are less privileged and more susceptible to sickness due to their living conditions and the situation that they are stuck in. Ultimately, society stands to benefit when we take care of those members of society that are in need of shelter, food, financial assistance etc. Furthermore, in doing so, we are also keeping our community safe by eliminating the need for those less fortunate to turn to crime as a way to feed themselves and their family. One can only be pushed so far until self-preservation becomes the most important factor to a person, thus pushing those who are hungry to resort to stealing, robbing and other such crimes to survive.
Egypt is known as the gift of the Nile, but why well that is what this paper is all about. For starters Egypt would not be the place it is today without the Nile it would be reduced to a dry uninhabitable desert. The Nile provides water to the entire land and as we all know water is a necessity for all life to exist. Another thing that the Nile supplies is silt, this silt is full of nutrients that makes farming not only possible but actually a lot easier than it is here in the states . The Nile also makes trade with nearby cities and towns possible so supplies are never short.