The Egypt-Israel peace treaty has kept Egypt comfortably neutralized, freeing the US to commit its strategic resources elsewhere. In turn, Egypt, propped up by massive US aid, has secured the region from a larger conflagration, even though the Israel-Palestine conflict has continued to smolder.
不过撼动美国政策根本的并不只有以色列的命运。 毕竟三十年来，埃及一直是美国平衡中东——以及伊斯兰世界的基石。 埃以和平协议巩固了埃及的中立地位，美国也因此得以将战略资源投向别处。 反过来，埃及在巨额美国援助的支持下避免中东陷入更大的灾难，尽管在此期间以巴冲突的火焰一直无法熄灭。