Egyptian IMET funds will be cut now
Cordesman 11
More IMET funding needed in Egypt
Mattis and Inhofe 11
Thus the plan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its democracy assistance for Egypt in the form of Expanded-International Military Education and Training programs.
Adv. 1 Democracy
Egypt’s military can’t and won’t conduct successful elections now
Christian Science Monitor 7/21
IMET funding will provide training and preserve U.S. leverage – key to successful elections
Shenker 11
Successful transition to democracy will spillover to other Middle Eastern countries
Kagan and Dunne 11
Democracy key to peace in the Middle East
Kirkup 11
The Middle East is on the brink of a nuclear war
Blake 11
Middle East war goes Global
London 10
Continued instability will collapse Egyptian economy
Egyptian News, 11
Egypt’s economy is key to global economic recovery
Schuman 11
Economic recovery key to prevent nuclear World War III
O'Donnell 9
Adv. 2 - CMR
Egyptian CMR is low now – the military is disconnected from society
Krieg 11
Expanding IMET assistance is key – exposes top Egyptian officers to the importance of civilian relations
Dunne 6
Must act now - Transition periods are key to promoting CMR
Frazer 95
Only US can help shape the Egyptian military
Kitfield 11
Egypt civil military relations are modeled by the entire region and vital to maintain Spring
Takeyh 3/29
Building CMR in the Middle East is key to dismantling terrorist networks
Bensahel and Byman 4
Global terrorism on the rise
Coker 5/3/11
Terrorism causes Russia and China War
Ayson 10
Pakistan’s CMR is low now
Bajoria 11
Pakistan and Egypt collaborate on military posture
Xinhua 7
Increasing Pakistan CMR is key to prevent military takeover and war with India
Weitz 08
Increasing global CMR improves conflict management and reduces the risk of war
Holmes 97
Solvency
Expanding IMET aid is key to teach the Egyptian military governance and electoral skills
Cook 9
Key decisionmakers in the Egyptian military received training from the Russians
Cook 9
IMET directly responsible for Egyptian stability during the Arab Spring – more funding is key
Roberts 11
