Playing the international card, Egypt came to the United States, a country still in the midst of the Cold War with teh Soviet Union, bringing a precious gift: a strategic decision to sever the link it had fostered over the years with Moscow.

• 在国际上，曾站在冷战期间与苏联站在同一条战线上的埃及转而开始投靠美国，并决定中断与莫斯科方面多年的关系。