Why doesn’t Egypt allow journalists through the Raffah crossing? Or refugees..?
Also I don't believe that Egyptians are incompetent and incapable, you're putting words in mouth. It's just easier said than done to remove a dictator from power, especially when the power structure is so entrenched. It took Syria over a decade of civil war to get rid of theirs...
We don't live in a Hollywood film. The French Revolution didn't take a month to transition to a republic...
Does some part of the Egyptian government have an interest in doing certain things entirely because of America's influence? Sure. Is that the only reason for their behaviour? Of course not.
I just want people to keep in mind that Egypt (and everywhere else) is full of humans who are just as smart or dumb, brave or cowardly, immoral or righteous, as any other country, and those humans are perfectly capable of deciding to do both good and evil things without blaming it on "america".
In reality, Israel controls the crossing because they have occupied/seized the strip of land in Gaza that is adjacent to the crossing (Philadelphi Corridor). Here's a similar complaint from Egyptian media: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1234/550260/Egypt...