Anwar Sadat

Sadat was truly a man of honor and prestige.  He saw the need to establish peace in the Middle East.  He realized that violence was not a solution and he truly attempted to make an effort in upholding the Camp David Accords.  He deserved the Nobel Peace Prize.  That is more than what I can say for the other member of the agreement. Menachem Begin is nothing more than a butcher.  It is well established that he was a terrorist.  He was responsible for the bombing and destruction of a large apartment complex filled with Palestinian civilians.  The Camp David Accords were no more than 24 hours old when Menachem Begin backed out on them by refusing to remove certain Jewish settlements that were supposed to have been moved as part of the accords.  The fact that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize is a disgrace.  In fact, one of the Nobel Prize committee members, at the time, resigned his position because of this decision. I respect only Sadat.  He tried to make the peace accords work.

Anwar Sadat was the former president of Egypt who decided to do a giant step by doing Peace with Israel. If you are Egyptian, Israeli, Palestinian or from any other nation in this big globe, you were still touched by that act. You are either against it and pissed off or appreciate the act of a new different person who was courageous enough to say a different opinion from the former Arab Israel conflict. "Let there be no more war or bloodshed between Arabs and Israelis. Let there be no more suffering or denial of rights. Let there be no more despair or loss of faith." -- Anwar al-Sadat

He was a good leader and rose above the beginning expectations.

intelligent,man of peace,patriot and a man in need. he loved his country like no man ever did,loved his people,treated them as a part of the family,father to all egyptians,support for all friends,belived in God,admired his messengers,and had alot of respect to human souls although he was a field marshal-man of war-,may God bless him and may he rest in peace and peace was his aim when he was alive.

Make deal with America not to be a thug towards his neighbor and all we have to do is give Egypt BILLIONs a year forever.

Famous last words: I love a parade. -- Anwar Sadat.

Sadat was a visionary, decades ahead of most world leaders. The hero of war and peace understood manipulative world politics and used these tactics to regain sovereignty over Sinai. Yom Kippur war was calculated, serving to get the Israelis to take notice and return to the table of negotiations. Unfortunately, he was eventually driven close to madness due to the lack of positive response he received to the reforms he introduced to improve Egypt's standards of living. His own people put him out of his misery only to be replaced by a more conniving successor.

The cynics among us characterize Sadat as self-seeking and corrupt, but most leaders are self-seeking and corrupt, the ones you like share a common interest or goal with your worldview. This man offered the best hope to avoid the never-ending middle east conflict we have experienced over the last 55 years. His violent death assured the anarchists that violence would continue to be effective, even if a fellow arab had to die. They could not allow peace to take a foothold and saw to it that no good deed would go unpunished. Tragic, but a great leader.

May god bless his soul and take him in his mercy.

Sadat definately was one of the bravest leaders of our time. His first act affirmed his belief that Egypt had more to gain through peace than war. He offered a compromise with Israel which called for the return of the Siani peninsula to Egypt. When Isreal refuses, Sadat ordered the Egyptian army to drive the Israeli army out of the Sinai lands. Then, in a shocking move, Sadat declared that he would go to Jerusalem himself and propose peace accords. The Israelis responsed with an invitation to do just that and thus, initiated a new momentum for peace that would eventually result in the Camp David Accords and the final peace treaty with Israel in 1979. For this, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. In a bold move, he expelled Israeli diplomatic and trade relations with the Soviet Union due to their continuing lack of dependence as an ally. Meanwhile, Sadat negotiated a number of loads to support improvement in everyday life up until his death in 1981. Whether you agree with his policies or not,... Read more

Cunning Islamo-Fascist, who after three disastrous wars using Soviet equipment decided that the USSR wasn't the best partner to have if you want to continue to rule with an iron fist. He then sought out the weakling (Carter) in the US would pay good US dollars to support his venal corrupt regime and help him avoid fighting wars with Israel that he was incapable of winning. Killed by slightly more extreme Islamo-Fascist. Never elected.

President Sadat's contribution to the peace agreements in the Middle East is not emphasized enough. He died for what he believed in, those who killed him now are our adversaries in Afghanistan. These are people who do not seek peace, their aim is to destabilize the world; the ends is simply constant war, not peace and prosperity, which is what President Sadat seeked. He made peace with Israel through the Camp David accords not because he was prodded by the United States to do so, but because he believed that (1) more was to be gained by peace with the Israeli state and (2) the fact that he was a realistic politician. He knew that Israel was there to stay and he worked within those parameters to establish a lasting peace, even as some extremist elements of his country seeked war. Sadat was a key player in ending Soviet expansionism into the Middle East during the 1970's; he ended Egypt's dependence on Soviet aid and technology and aligned the country with the United States when that wa... Read more