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Discusses the lessons learned by the British occupation of Egypt in the 19th century, and places them in the context of the United States occupation of Iraq. Suggestion that the United States, in order to maintain control in Iraq, must stay for a long period of time but never stop promising to leave; Comparable factors, including the reasons for intervention in these countries, economic interest of the occupiers, and the involvement of the French; Results of the British occupation of Egypt, which lasted into the 20th century; Suggestion that the U.S. must practice hypocrisy in order to achieve its goals in Iraq.