The 1973 war fractured the Egyptian military’s loyalty to Sadat

Evidence

Many in the military believed that Sadat threw away the campaign, and after the war—which the government called a win, but many considered a set of lost opportunities—the armed forces felt deeply alienated by the leader (except for the weak air force, led by a loyal man named Hosni Mubarak). — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 208

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the pattern in Bevins’ broader argument about regimes alienating their own armed forces before mass protest years; also foreshadows Mubarak’s later reliance on air force ties.