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The article examines the implications of the Iraq War on Egyptian domestic politics. It presents the highlights of President Hosni Mubarak's televised speech before the war in Iraq, pointing out that the Egyptian government showed minimal solidarity with the Iraqi people and the U.S. It discusses the shift in Egyptian attitude and policy to the war in Iraq after the fall of Baghdad and its subsequent occupation by U.S. forces and Iraqi opposition. It describes the stand of opposition political parties, professional unions, religious institutions, and civil society in Egypt on the war in Iraq.