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2012-02-14 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2012-02-14 13:04|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 Egypt is also on the verge of mass starvation. They are copying from North Korea's playbook. "Send us boodle, or we will raise hell."

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-02-14 14:51|| 2012-02-14 14:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably the best thing for Egypt right now would be to round up all their poor people and Paleos and send them in human wave attacks against Israeli machine guns.

They could even get Imams to bless their shirts to make them bullet proof.

Of course, keeping their regular military in reserve in case Israel attacks with suicide Rabbis. Or something.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-02-14 16:18|| 2012-02-14 16:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Anonymous - if they did that ... Israel would find it more effective to blow the Aswan.

Posted by Water Modem 2012-02-14 16:30|| 2012-02-14 16:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Speaking of which - countries with massive dams and huge populations downriver should be careful about whom they threaten how.

Posted by Water Modem 2012-02-14 16:32|| 2012-02-14 16:32|| Front Page Top

#5 The Ikhwanis were always spared liquidation by State Dept leverage. That can happen. Most of their voters rejected other parties on corruption issues. A reform minded junta - and there have been many of these - could get both popular support and immunity from Foggy Bottom leverage. However, there is something in the way and it rhynes with ohmamna.

Posted by Hupeagum Wheamp5986 2012-02-14 18:07|| 2012-02-14 18:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Fact of the matter is that one year ago, Egypt had a functioning economy, complete with supply chains, distribution centers and "global product"- you could keep the Egyptian Walmart shelves stocked with a functioning financial market place.
Now, most international expertise has been moved out of country, and after a year to think about it, has not been "budgeted" for reentry in 2012.
MakeEgyptian cotton in to high quality sheets to distribute to high end retailers around the world?- gone. Ability to run an international hotel chain? gone. It doesn't even matter if US charity remains at the same level, it won't be enough to reconstruct the progress made before the A train, known as Arab Spring departs for the 7th century.

Posted by Capsu78 2012-02-14 19:24|| 2012-02-14 19:24|| Front Page Top

#7 One of my engineering colleagues went with his son on a tourist junket when his son had an extra ticket. Went to the tourist sites always with an armed escort. People hawking wares or begging. Glad to leave the country, sez he.

Egypt has pooped in its mess kit.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2012-02-14 19:53|| 2012-02-14 19:53|| Front Page Top

#8 "...Muslim Brotherhood Warns U.S. Aid Cut May Affect Egypt's Peace Treaty With Israel"

The surgeon general has warned Americans to quit smoking as well. In all honesty, is the Muslim Brotherhood implying that they intend to honor their peace treaty with Israel. Let's pocket the money and take our chances.

Posted by Super Hose 2012-02-14 20:49|| 2012-02-14 20:49|| Front Page Top

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