Even Big Pharaoh himself admits that it's incomplete and he's constantly having to add to it. I have to say too that there aren't enough red lines directed at Israel, but perhaps hating Israel is taken so for granted that it's not even necessary to note the fact. Since the "USA" means for all intents and purposes "the Obama Administration," it should really have green lines going in every direction possible, y'think?
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Big Pharaoh's "Complete Idiot's Chart to Understanding the Middle East"
Big Pharaoh's a long-time Egyptian blogger (and tweeter), and this pseudonymous wit has come up with the fittingly, deceptively named, and only partly tongue-in-cheek chart that the WaPo ran a few days back. If you haven't had a chance to look, take a gander:
Even Big Pharaoh himself admits that it's incomplete and he's constantly having to add to it. I have to say too that there aren't enough red lines directed at Israel, but perhaps hating Israel is taken so for granted that it's not even necessary to note the fact. Since the "USA" means for all intents and purposes "the Obama Administration," it should really have green lines going in every direction possible, y'think?
Even Big Pharaoh himself admits that it's incomplete and he's constantly having to add to it. I have to say too that there aren't enough red lines directed at Israel, but perhaps hating Israel is taken so for granted that it's not even necessary to note the fact. Since the "USA" means for all intents and purposes "the Obama Administration," it should really have green lines going in every direction possible, y'think?
Labels:
Assad,
Egypt,
foreign policy,
Iran,
Israel,
Lebanon,
Middle East,
Russia,
Saudi Arabia,
sectarian violence,
Syria,
Turkey
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