Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. completes his discussion with the Egyptian Army officers at the National Training Center in Egypt on Jan. 21, 2010. Casey met with senior military Egyptian leaders, visited different military facilities and visited American soldiers during his trip to Egypt. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Army. (Released)US-Egyptian Military Ties: How Much Leverage Does The Pentagon Have? -- Christian Science Monitor
The Egyptian military could play a pivotal role in resolving the crisis, but the Pentagon must weigh carefully how hard a line it wants to take with its Egyptian counterparts.
As violence on the streets of Cairo has intensified, Egyptians and Americans alike have been closely monitoring the actions of the Egyptian military, thought by many to hold the trump card in determining just how quickly Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leaves office.
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