You cannot see to it that the people who need the money get it, not without throwing out another government and having the population after you.
In this case throwing out the Gov is also throwing out the US. The aid doesn't filter down to the guy making $2/day anyway. A revolt would see the gas being sold at fair market value and 60% given to the people who are lucky enough to be 'local residents'. If us consumers are doing our living on credit that is never intended to be paid back it matters little (in the end) if we pay $5/ltr or $6/ltr.
The point here being to get a true change in Gov that is fair to the people and is in good standing with the UN (as far as international relationships are concerned, as in nuclear energy). Right now the entire Gov should be considered 'suspect' as far as representing the best interests of the ones in the revolt. If it started over the price of a loaf of bread then bankers are also in on the persecution of the poor. (intentional starvation of a select group is a war crime that the people have rebelled from) The poor also want the 'over indulgers' of the country gone. If the opposition is corrupt then even they should be replaced which would propel the university professors into the spotlight and graduates as being the new conduit to their new bosses, the poorest of the land. That means they could say no to the military aid, in that, if Kuwait was rescued from invasion by Saddam the the UN would do the same for Egypt. No need for the $1.3 B in military aid and the economic aid was mostly spread around greedy subcontractors that saw the living standards go downhill for those at the bottom of society.
It is better Egypt settles its own distribution of wealth.
The US and Israel are already promoting who they want as the next leader, the #2 thief since the current leader will most likely end up in exile in a 'western friendly country' with several billion dollars. #2 would want the same 'retirement plan'. Having pictures of all the 'rebels' and the keys to the secret prisons means political watchdogs are real dogs rather than the next generation and the retired generation making adjustment recommendations to the current leadership. Since the current Gov is fully supported by the US and Israel they should be silent as far as saying who they would be 'comfortable with'. Their 'backup plan' is a full scale military coup until a suitable Gov can be fore a decade or two down the road. The Military would see a big jump in hardware available for free and those new airbases will be useful in patrolling the streets of Cairo.
I agree $2.00 a day is not a great wage,
Compared to $0.00 a day it is a great wage.
hopefully that will change when a new government is installed,
That depends on who that is, if the 'next in line' is the next leader he is just as propped up as the last one, even more so. The first step might be getting as many facts about how the old gov ran things and that gives a start to the changes needed if the elite are to be brought down a few notches so the least can be brought up by the same amount. The next step would be to prosecute them, the question as to whether their recommended methods of extraction confessions might be irrelevant as they already know what would be done so they will be singing very early on, before all sorts of media devices. No exiles with billions still in their pockets.
but I doubt it. In the meantime we do not want another Arab Israeli war.
Like 2006??? or 2008-09???
If the next Gov kicks out the US then the hardware would stop an they might decide to spent their own money on their own people. The odds of the US and Israel 'letting it go' willingly are nill. If Egypt is an exporter of energy then they should take a look at Venezuela's Constitution and compare it to what the West's choice for leader will be offering, Lot in the spotlight and even on signed papers but zero when it comes time to 'pay-up'.
If Israel and Egypt are on the same side (via the US) the combined total for the arms yearly is closer to $5B .... That's a lot of money for weapons when Gaza is the only clear organized enemy (to Israel) in the area.
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