This paragraph from a Foreign Affairs piece titled The Heirs of - TopicsExpress



          

This paragraph from a Foreign Affairs piece titled The Heirs of Nasser. Throughout 1955, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypts charismatic leader, championed pan-Arabism, challenged Israel militarily, and mounted a regionwide campaign against the lingering influence of British and French imperialism. By the end of the year, he had aligned Egypt with the Soviet Union, which provided him with arms. (Hold that thought, especially the last two clauses of that last sentence; heres the next two sentences...) After Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in July 1956, the European powers, in collusion with Israel, invaded Egypt to topple him. They failed, and Nasser emerged triumphant. Now, *who* was key to the failure of Britain and France in collusion with Israel to oust the new *Soviet* client in Egypt? Please, anyone recall who it was?
Posted on: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:08:22 +0000

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