Why Are Soldiers Trained By The U.S. Threatening To Overthrow The Egyptian Government

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Staff of the US Army, completes his discussion with the Egyptian Army officers at the National Training Center in, Egypt, Jan. 21, 2010. Casey met with senior military Egyptian leaders, visited different military facilities and visited American Soldiers during his trip in Egypt. Photo Credit: D. Myles Cullen

Soldiers Trained By U.S. Threatening To Overthrow Egypt -- John Reed, Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

Yesterday, the Egyptian military gave the government of President Mohamed Morsy an ultimatum: give the millions of people protesting at least some of what they want by July 3 or be gone. Today, the military said that if it takes over, it will suspend the Egyptian Constitution and dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, according to Reuters.

Oddly enough, this might be good news for the Pentagon, which largely built the modern Egyptian armed forces. In fact, the Egyptian Army -- as the entire military is colloquially known there -- may be one of the U.S. government's best friends in the entire Arab world. American presidents have been encouraging stability in the region for more than 30 years by making the Egyptian military the muscle behind a regional superpower -- one built and trained by Washington.

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Update: Pentagon mum in Egypt stand-off after having supported military -- FOX News

My Comment: These same questions were asked when the U.S. trained military in Mali overthrew the government .... resulting in a rare admission from a top U.S. General that the U.S. had failed in their training program.