Musketeer and its revised form had different expectations for Egypt's government. The original concept sought an all-out defeat of Egyptian forces and something approaching reconquest, while the revision depended on a revolution that would remove Nasser. Military success failed to produce that uprising. In this account, American pressure then ended the operation without securing the intended change of government. Nasser also failed to become the dependable American friend that mediation might have produced. Egyptian and regional priorities continued to outweigh fixed allegiance in the Cold War.
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Military success without Nasser's overthrow
The revised operation depended on an Egyptian revolt that did not occur, while American intervention also failed to make Nasser a dependable ally.