tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post7747706957230745169..comments2024-03-29T14:16:22.204+02:00Comments on Egyptian Chronicles: The Lords of ArmsZeinobiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290387395565291310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-54486783074062285412010-05-11T02:02:49.171+03:002010-05-11T02:02:49.171+03:00Costa Rica has no army and maintains a higher stan...Costa Rica has no army and maintains a higher standard of living than a lot of countries including Egypt. They spend their money where it counts like education,health,infrastructure and the well being of their people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-78685816000849113302010-05-10T14:53:54.953+03:002010-05-10T14:53:54.953+03:00There is a point that I can't help but saying....There is a point that I can't help but saying. There is no 100% devil system. So Mubarak's regime has vices but we can't just ignore that there must be good things they did.<br />Actually to maintain a state of peace for 30 yrs and yet not fall into the trap of unprepared military is something that should be counted.<br />Keeping the nuclear powers aside Egypt came ahead of Iran and slightly after Israel in the firepower. Which isn't calculated only in terms of Armors but also manpower and infrastructure.<br /><br />And completely neutral sources put Egypt on the 17th place. Iran 18th. Israel came 11th. <br /><br />And the U.S military aid isn't the only source. And according to the CIA reports there is no clear evidence of how much Egypt spend on defense because of the sources the army use to generate finances. From weddings to bottled water everything pours into the defense budget including the staff salaries. <br /><br />And we don't develop old weapons in our factories. We produce an American tank that's the most developed in the world. And we have two projects with China one for a training plane and there was news about a new fighter or something.<br /><br />And the state of peace never means less spending on Military. Actually to maintain peace you should always have an army ready to go to war at any time.Shimaa Gamalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250945889265508611noreply@blogger.com