Mithra

I don't think i can add anything to what have been said before. All i can do it congratulate you on your strength. I am an Egyptian man and i do know these types, and assure you that you just escaped a long journey of torment, deceit and misery. As for his cheating i will simply link a reply i gave in a similar thread about another cheating husband.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/266165-regretting-that-i-am-a-us-citizen/page__view__findpost__p__4077966
May god be with you and stay strong.

Oh definitely.
Where my husband is from, the ability to support a family is a highly valued and even necessary trait for a potential husband. Love is secondary or maybe not even that close to the top of the list of importance. Love, most of the time, isn't even a consideration and many figure love will come in time.
As far as superficiality, I don't think the women in the MENA forum (the female counterparts to the men who marry Filipinas and Russians, etc.) marry younger men only because they're hot (sometimes they are not hot, just young). I mean I'm sure it happens on occasion but I really don't think the older ladies only marry for that reason. The MENA men are charmers and sweep the women (young and old alike) off their feet. The women marry the younger guys for love and companionship (and sex) but the younger guys may marry for security (financial or to gain a GC). I'm not saying this is always the case but it happens, a lot.

I'm sure there are quite a few folks here dealing with consulates other than Casablanca who would disagree about not being toyed with. I'm sure it's frustrating for you to be asked for the extra forms and whatnot but in the end your fiance will most likely get his visa. Please don't think that Cairo doesn't d@ck around with people because they do. We got asked for a few things at the end of our "journey" that seemed ridiculous but we gave them what they needed and we got our visa. Look at Hotguy's situation, now if that's not d@cking with someone, I'm not sure what is. The consulates know what they're doing even if we don't think they do. There is a reason for everything and that reason is unbeknownst to us.

The warzone factor is neither here nor there.
Go on any chatroom, FB, Myspace, livemocha, etc. on any given day and just sit a minute and see how many Moroccans, Egyptians, Jordanian, Palestinians, etc. will try to talk to you and see how fast they profess undying love and devotion. One would think the guys would have upped their game or changed their MO by now. But they don't. This is precisely why the consulates do what they do. They know this kind of thing happens day in and day out. I'm surprised more at the outcry of women not wanting to be protected than the consulates denying cases.