During all of their abortive attempts to destroy Israel, the Arabs had relied on the military backing of the Soviet Union. But a strategy of peace with Israel, Sadat knew, required an alliance with the United States.
在所有最后都走向失败的试图消灭以色列的努力中，阿拉伯人依赖的都是苏联在军事上的支持。但是萨达特清楚，与以色列的和平战略需要与美国结盟。这种结盟对于萨达特来说是一个如此重要的目标，以致人们不禁会怀疑在他的战略中到底把与哪一国的结盟摆在首位。