Israel Uneasy As Egypt Set To Accept Russian ArmsBrandon Turbeville Last month, an Egyptian newspaper reported that Egypt had recently concluded a $2 billion weapons deal with Russia which was funded by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The weapons deal is largely seen as a means to mitigate the threat of U.S. pressure as a result of the ouster of corrupt Muslim Brotherhood member Muhammed Morsi. The report, entitled Egypts arms deals with Russia: Potential Strategic Costs, by David Schenker and Eric Trager, claims that the transfer of arms of this nature, particularly the MiGs and S-300, would violate the 1979 peace deal that Egypt currently maintains with Israel. Although the helicopters are clearly related to Egypts battle against terrorists in the Sinai, Schenker and Trager argue that the S-300 and other related weaponry is not and, thus, should be avoided. What is most interesting, perhaps, is the fact that if the Russian deal were to go through, the policy of the United States of tying military aid to the fulfillment of its demands may be largely mitigated from the standpoint of the Egyptians. As the report from WINEP, Saudi Arabias funding of Egyptian weapons procurements has nullified Washingtons policy of tying military aid to political reform. The increased distrust of the U.S. government by the Egyptians, according to the report, has led Gen. Sisi to seek Moscows help in diversifying the countrys sources of military procurement. Despite reassurances from Egyptian officials, the Russian weapons deal if concluded portends a gradual reduction in Washingtons ability to control the quality and quantity of weapons that Cairo receives, and to maintain Israels qualitative military edge in the region. It should also be noted that the WINEP institution is nothing more than a branch of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. WINEP has been closely linked with Neo-Conservatism and Neo-Conservatives. Obviously, neither the United States nor the Israeli governments will be willing to allow Israel to exist in any state of military inferiority for very long. If the Egyptian deal with the Russians goes through, it will be interesting indeed to see how the U.S. will respond. Recently by Brandon Turbeville: Brandon Turbeville is an author out of Florence, South Carolina. He has a Bachelors Degree from Francis Marion University and is the author of six books, Codex Alimentarius The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies,Five Sense Solutionsand Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 and volume 2, and The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria.Turbeville has published over 275 articles dealing on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, and civil liberties. Brandon Turbevilles podcast Truth on The Tracks can be found every Monday night 9 pm EST at UCYTV. He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com. 