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2011-12-02 Africa North

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-02 03:05|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 The Arab spring quickly degenerates into the Islamist winter...

Posted by Fred 2011-12-02 08:52|| 2011-12-02 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 What's the over-under on Egypt resuming a war with Israel?

My guess is 1 year.

Posted by AlanC 2011-12-02 09:03|| 2011-12-02 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 My guess is 1 year. (war with Israel)

They import half their food. They have money for two months of imports.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-02 09:29|| 2011-12-02 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 "They import half their food. They have money for two months of imports".
Many worked in Libya also. Major problems to overcome. The pipeline to Israel and Jordan keeps blowing up so no money coming in from that. My concern is the Canal. I look for problems there next.

Posted by Dale 2011-12-02 10:12|| 2011-12-02 10:12|| Front Page Top

#5 My concern is the Canal. I look for problems there next. The Suez Canal has been closed for many years at a time, and the world seemed to get along without it. How long can Egyptians do without eating?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-02 15:24|| 2011-12-02 15:24|| Front Page Top

#6 At some point the Muslim Brotherhood was going to be in charge of an Arab country. Now they have to govern a country rather than oppose its rulers. That's not going to be easy--the country is broke and can't feed itself.

I think the MB will be too busy trying to prevent another Egyptian uprising to stir up much trouble in the region.

Posted by De-Nile 2011-12-02 15:50|| 2011-12-02 15:50|| Front Page Top

#7 At some point the Muslim Brotherhood was going to be in charge of an Arab country.

Who do you think Hamas are?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-02 15:58|| 2011-12-02 15:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Who do you think Hamas are?.

The Brotherhood's moronic son-in-law?

Posted by Pappy 2011-12-02 16:47|| 2011-12-02 16:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Military coop in ..3, 2, 1 ....

Posted by BrerRabbit 2011-12-02 17:18|| 2011-12-02 17:18|| Front Page Top

#10 IIRC after their defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War AGZ iSRAEL, NASSER = EGYPT tried to close the Suez to any + all types of US-Western shipping, but ultimately changed their mind to deny access to only US-Western Warships [includ military logistics] when they saw how their own + Arab economies were badly suffering, + espec after how alternate routes only seemed to strengthen
Israel. The USSR at the time preferred to send mostly weapons to the ME, NOTSOMUCH FOOD + CONSUMER GOODIES - IT TOOK THE FAILURE OF THE POST-YOM KIPPUR WAR 1973 OIL CRISIS VEE THE US; + RISE OF MUSLIM-LED DOMESTIC TERROR THREATS AGZ REGIONAL MUSLIM GOVTS. TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-12-02 22:50|| 2011-12-02 22:50|| Front Page Top

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