tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post1037603713913713438..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: Viva Egypt!Lowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-86628229661809605092013-07-04T08:57:14.698-05:002013-07-04T08:57:14.698-05:00I liked the part where they had fireworks at the r...I liked the part where they had fireworks at the ready..... somebody actually thought "hey if this coup thing works .... let's have some fireworks ready so we can celebrate! That will be awesome!" Kelly Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425192683121773326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-46937946948059462452013-07-03T20:14:40.912-05:002013-07-03T20:14:40.912-05:00Does anyone else find it a bit humorous that the m...Does anyone else find it a bit humorous that the military ANNOUNCED their coup? Who does that? It's a bit like announcing a surprise party.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-50050148661273697542013-07-03T17:50:10.559-05:002013-07-03T17:50:10.559-05:00I think at one time they helped broker some sembla...I think at one time they helped broker some semblance of peace with Israel and Palestine, but much of that was to keep getting aid. I think they are a very flimsy ally at best.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-67536423790166088262013-07-03T12:33:08.745-05:002013-07-03T12:33:08.745-05:00True Dave, but is the Suez canal as strategically ...True Dave, but is the Suez canal as strategically important as it once was, at least to the US? Our trans-Pacific trade far surpasses our trans-Atlantic trade, and today's Large Container Ships and Super Tankers won't fit through the Suez canal anyway. lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894539893079965536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-26704612819534062172013-07-03T10:22:29.275-05:002013-07-03T10:22:29.275-05:00I've long wondered about this. Of course Egypt...I've long wondered about this. Of course Egypt contains the vast majority of the Arab population, which was why it was so important that Jimmy Carter got them to sign a peace treaty, which Sadat paid for with his life. But I don't see much reason for sending suitcases full of money to Cairo or anyplace else.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-78989655190452711642013-07-03T10:16:52.916-05:002013-07-03T10:16:52.916-05:00I think they control The Suez Canal.
DaveI think they control The Suez Canal.<br /><br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-38799297124258706842013-07-03T09:14:58.542-05:002013-07-03T09:14:58.542-05:00There wouldn't seem any sense painting things ...There wouldn't seem any sense painting things since the sand blowing around would probably just scrape it away. I guess I haven't paid much attention to the latest Egyptian thing. Didn't they just elect this guy last year? Now they already want him out? Well guys, maybe you shouldn't have voted for him then. Come on a lot of us hated W but we didn't camp out outside the White House to demand his resignation. I guess they haven't figured out how representative democracy works yet. If you hate the guy, you let him screw up the country as much as possible during his term and then vote for someone else to come in and try to pick up the pieces.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com