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Vol.1, Issue 48, October 2022

Why did Egypt not continue the war despite its
overwhelming victory?
A question repeated by many - as emphasized by Dr. Al-
Halaby - what is the reason behind the decision to stop the
war?! The answer is simply in the famous said "who wins
knows well when to fight and when to stop fighting".
And he explained that, the most important decision
president Al Sadat took is the decision to stop the war, and
that is what he made when he found himself facing a war
with the United States not Israel as claimed and that’s why
Al Sadat asked USA to determine its position toward the
war. As Al Sadat said in his speech to end the war, which
we saw in a video presented by Major General Al-Halaby Is Sinai deficient in sovereignty, as some
during the symposium. The decision to stop the war was claimed?
one of the wisest decisions at that time, because the long Dr. Al-Halaby replied that according to the global
war will inevitably be lost, especially with the continued definition of sovereignty, Egypt has full control
support and positions of the United States and Israel. over Sinai lands internally and externally, as the
Dr. Al Halaby also presented some videos of the (SR-71) peace treaty recognized in Clause (a) of the third
Strategic reconnaissance aircraft that the United States Article that both Egypt and Israel recognize the
launched, that is more than three times the speed of sound sovereignty of each others over their lands.
and that was not preceded in the whole world, and the At the end of the symposium, Major General
pilots themselves agreed on the tight corner in which explained how Egypt had exploited the war to its
Israel exists as said in the SR Blackbird book which is the side and compared between one of Al Sadat's
largest in the history of the United States militarily speeches and president Al-Sisi's speech of 6th of
processes. Egypt set out uniquely to realize the saying of October anniversary in which he indicated that
the Chinese thinker Sun Tzu, "He who conquers knows Egyptian soldiers are always able to protect their
how to deal with various forms of power". lands.
And he ended up by answering some of the students
Was peace only restoring Sinai and forgetting the questions. Then the college administration was
Palestinian cause? honored to grant His Excellency the shield of the
According to what Dr. Al-Halaby said, according to the College of Economics and Political Science in
preamble of peace treaty, it said that this peace is not only gratitude for his presence and his contribution to
between Egypt an Israel , it is also including the correcting some misconceptions regarding one of
neighboring countries and that is already signed by Israel the most important points of pride in Egypt’s
and witnessed by USA . military and national history which is the Glorious
War of October.

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