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Bahrain Tribune Daily Newspaper: Egypt ready to go to war for $100 billion

DUBAI: Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Obeid said his country would go to war with Israel if Arab countries stumped up $100 billion to pay for the confrontation, in an interview published yesterday.

"If you want to undertake an action and be ready to face up to challenges, you need at least $100 billion," Obeid told Abu Dhabi daily Al Ittihad when asked why Egypt had taken no measures against Israel's military offensive against the Palestinians.

"I told you we want $100 billion," Obeid repeated in response to a question why Cairo had not expelled Israel's ambassador to Egypt.

Puts me mind of the lawyer who had a client who wanted to file a lawsuit because of the principle of thing matter. The lawyer calmly noted his time, so the client could be properly billed, and said, "Just remember, these are your principles, not mine."