livingdead
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I think because its 'only' ally you try to keep situation under your control, in any way possible. Russia's only warm water port is in syria, right?Thats only on surface. You should not confuse what politicians say with what they mean. Egypt still receives aid from US + aid from KSA which is another US ally. So its fully in US sphere.
While the only ally of Russia in ME is totally destroyed Syria, thanks to "wise" policies of Putin.
Egypt is lucky that they ere not allies of Russia, otherwise they were now barrel bombing Cairo neighborhoods in support of Mubarak.
Egypt is not central to US's interest, KSA(and israel) are. They went to war with iraq for a tiny country(actually to support that US will stand behind their ally and will even go to war)