Press TV<\/a>
\nJune 26, 2013
\n<\/p>\nIn an indication of \u201ca great power struggle over control of the Middle East,\u201d the United States is deploying about 400 ground troops to Egypt, a military analyst told Press TV.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe U.S. does not want to lose Syria and Egypt,\u201d Michael Burns said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The troops have been training for months at Fort Hood, Texas in anticipation of anti-government protests in Egypt and the possibility of having to protect the country\u2019s border with Israel.<\/p>\n
The U.S. soldiers will be joining troops from 12 other nations to guard posts and security checkpoints along the Sinai Peninsula to respond to any peace treaty violations between Egypt and Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have an enormous influence by the Israeli lobby in this country,\u201d that drives key policy decisions in Washington, Burns said.<\/p>\n
Burns slammed what he called the \u201cskullduggery\u201d of U.S. foreign policy which is \u201cengorging in a feast of war upon war.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesman of the Egyptian armed forces has confirmed the deployment of U.S. troops to Egypt, according to Ahram Online.<\/p>\n
The opposition in Egypt continues to clash with supporters of President Mohamed Morsi and plans mass protests on June 30.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian president has called for dialogue with the opposition in order to forge a roadmap and eliminate the existing disagreements in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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