But Mubarak never entirely fit his detractors’ portrayal of him as an American lackey. In fact, Mubarak’s need to please his Saudi Arabian benefactors, not the United States, was paramount in his thinking. Although he sometimes supported American policies, Mubarak frequently rebuffed the US when its positions did not align with his own.
Jeho myšlení se ve skutečnosti řídilo převážně potřebou uspokojit saúdskoarabské mecenáše, nikoliv Spojené státy. A ačkoliv někdy podpořil americkou politiku, častokrát ji také odmítl, když se její stanoviska neslučovala s jeho názory.