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Handle the protesters peacefully. >> the key activity that is important is to exercise restraint and to do so both on our part and on the part of our counter parts in the egyptian military. >> the u.s. has leverage with its allie. every other year, up to 10,000 troops trained with egyptian soldiers, the largest military exercise in the region. the u.s. gives egypt well over $1 billion in assistance. fighter jets, helicopters, m-1 tanks and surveillance. the last thing they want are those weapo...

It is outfitted with m-1 tanks and surveillance equipment. the last thing they want is it in the hands of a country hostile to the united states. >> but it is said its not because the weapons are so sophisticated or will harm the u.s., but because its symbolic. >> it will be another major american ally armed to the teeth suddenly overthrown by a population he repressed for so long and the united states ignored. >> it seems unlikely now. protesters who fought cheered the egyptian army. the brothe...

The extent to which the u.s. military and egyptian military are tied together. the u.s. gives well over $1 billion a year to the egyptian military. its outfitted the egyptians with apache helicopters, m-1 tanks, fighter jets, aerial surveillance capabilities, really brought egypts military into the modern age and for that, of course, the u.s. does get something in return. theres been ongoing peace between egypt and israel and the u.s. gets access to the suez canal and egyptian airspace. >> thank...

State department spokesman says the decision to ban the sale was based on concerns that the guns could fall in the wrong hands, but gun rights advocates say the m-1 rifles are already legal in the u.s. and note anyone buying a gun from south korea would still have to go through the standard background check. the rifle association chief lobbyist i chris cox called it a de facto gun ban courtesy of hillary clintons state department. finally, the british broadcasting corporation director general ...

Mr. unpopular. the author writes a sense of disappointment bordering on betrayal has been growing across the country especially in moderate states like indiana. where people now openly say they didnt quite understand the president they voted for in 2008. the article notes the presidents gallop approval rating has dropped from a high of 68% and now hovers in the mid-40s. meaning at least one in four americans has changed his or her mind. former democratic campaign donor fred furlic in indiana is ...

Are with the families of those wounded or killed that day, including those slain, alison krause jeffrey miller, sandra shoer, william schroeder, but as a matter of shoalarship when i was researching my book the strong man, john mitchell, the attorney general of the state at the time, i discovered the fbi had credible evidence in hand at the time that challenged the governments own official conclusion that no shots were fired prior to the national guard filing their m-1 rifles at the protestors. ...

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M-1 tanks and surveillance equipment. the last thing they want are those weapons in a government hostile to the united states. >> in some ways, thats americas worst nightmares. >> reporter: its not because the weapons are so sophisticated. its symbolic. >> it will once again be another american ally whom the united states armed to the teeth, overthrown by a population repressed for so long and the united states ignored. >> reporter: it seems unlikely now. protesters who fought police cheered the...

It happens all the time. every other year egypt hosts war games that we participate in. it happens every two years. the egyptian fly overs to spook the protesters that you may have read about, those fly overs were made in american-made f 16s that they bought from us and chinook helicopters as well. they bought so many m-1, a-1 tanks from us, we started shipping in parts so they could assemble them in egypt they are still american tanks, but some assembly required the only count rye that buys mor...