via New York Times.
The entire region is falling apart right before our eyes. This situation is connected to the fighting in Libya, which is connected to the fighting in Syria, which is connected to the fighting in Iraq, which is leading to a brewing rebellion in Saudi Arabia, which is spreading to Jordan, Qatar and now we have evidence of even Egypt getting pulled into the mess.
Our State Dept and Pentagon are so far behind the power curve on these issues that its becoming concerning.
I no longer believe they can walk and chew bubble gum.
At least 21 Egyptian soldiers were killed on Saturday when heavily armed gunmen attacked a border guard post near a remote desert oasis, according to an army spokesman.Don't be confused.
The death toll appeared to be the highest for the military in a single attack in recent memory, and came as the Egyptian government has expressed growing alarm at threats from neighboring countries, and especially from Libya, an increasingly lawless state that shares a long border with Egypt.
The episode occurred around 6 p.m. near the isolated Farafara oasis in Egypt’s western desert, about 120 miles from the Libyan border. During the attack, one of the gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade that struck an ammunition cache, causing an explosion that killed the soldiers and wounded four others, according to a military statement.
The entire region is falling apart right before our eyes. This situation is connected to the fighting in Libya, which is connected to the fighting in Syria, which is connected to the fighting in Iraq, which is leading to a brewing rebellion in Saudi Arabia, which is spreading to Jordan, Qatar and now we have evidence of even Egypt getting pulled into the mess.
Our State Dept and Pentagon are so far behind the power curve on these issues that its becoming concerning.
I no longer believe they can walk and chew bubble gum.
