Egypt’s approach toward Sinai troop deployments reflects its traditional neglect of the peninsula. Historically, it has deployed only 70-80% of the 22,000 soldiers that the treaty allows in Zone A. And the military has never established a regional command in Sinai, preferring to allow units temporarily stationed there to report to their superiors scattered around Cairo and its environs.
埃及在派驻问题上的做法反映了其长久以来对西奈半岛的忽视。埃及历史上仅仅派驻了A区所允许22,000名驻军的70-80%，而且军方从未在西奈设立地区司令部，宁愿让那里的临时驻军向分散在开罗及其周边地区的上级汇报情况。