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CMV: The USA should not be giving military equipment and billions of dollars to Egypt

First off, our country is deep in debt, and I really don't think we are in a position to be sending billions of dollars in military aid anywhere. Second, we ought not to be sending military aid to a country who just had an elected government overthrown by the military, who is systematically imprisoning and executing those who oppose them, including 3 journalists, who were sentenced to 3 years in prison for aiding terrorists (in actuality they were reporting about members of a political part that was suddenly outlawed after being elected by the people and then overthrown by the military).

If America really wants to stand for freedom and democracy, we shouldn't be aiding a country that so blatantly opposes both.
gpt
It is not 'aid'. It is a bribe for Egypt to a) not destabalize the region (by for example being more overtly hostile to Israel) and b) to keep access through the Suez canal fair and accesible for everyone (including American ships).

The US can certainly afford it though, national debt does not quite work the same as personal debt and it is not necessarily a bad thing for a nation to be in debt. Global economics gets really confusing real fast. Afghanistan/Iraq/whatever is a much, much more giant sink hole where money dissapears forever unaccounted for than if you add up all the military 'aid' Egypt has received since forever.