Militants cross into Israel from Egypt, 1 killed

**bijou** · 06-18-2012, 01:21 PM

Militants crossed from Egypt's turbulent Sinai Peninsula into southern Israel on Monday and opened fire on civilians building a border security fence, defense officials said. One of the Israeli workers was killed, and two assailants died in a gunbattle with Israeli troops responding to the attack. ... http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120618/D9VFIAO00.html

**Adam Wood** · 06-18-2012, 01:44 PM

Well, that didn't take long.

Yet another Obama foreign policy success. Boy, howdy, am I ever glad that we didn't get someone elected VP who didn't have any foreign policy experience! I mean, that would have been a disaster! The Muslim Brotherhood could have taken over in Egypt because we turned our back on our ally or something else like that might have happened.

WHEW! Damn, that was close!

**AmPat** · 06-18-2012, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Adam Wood

Well, that didn't take long.

Yet another Obama foreign policy success. Boy, howdy, am I ever glad that we didn't get someone elected VP who didn't have any foreign policy experience! I mean, that would have been a disaster! The Muslim Brotherhood could have taken over in Egypt because we turned our back on our ally or something else like that might have happened.

WHEW! Damn, that was close!

Wow, I agree. Look how we dodged that whole security, stability, and peace thingy. Things are SO much better now under the MaoBama Doctrine.

**Zathras** · 06-18-2012, 02:26 PM

And so it begins.

**AmPat** · 06-18-2012, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Zathras

And so it begins.

I know, let's throw even more money at them. That will make them love us even more!!!!

**Bailey** · 06-18-2012, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by AmPat

I know, let's throw even more money at them. That will make them love us even more!!!!

This is a good time to see what all those Israeli tanks can do.!!!!

**Chuck58** · 06-18-2012, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Bailey

This is a good time to see what all those Israeli tanks can do.!!!!

I'd be interested, but I'm sure Hamas or whoever was involved would be screaming to the UN and/or obama for help. obama, being a good muslim would try to implement sanctions against Israel.

The Merkava IV is rated as one of the best tanks in the world.

**Bailey** · 06-18-2012, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Chuck58

I'd be interested, but I'm sure Hamas or whoever was involved would be screaming to the UN and/or obama for help. obama, being a good muslim would try to implement sanctions against Israel.

The Merkava IV is rated as one of the best tanks in the world.

well its best for what its up against i.e. desert warfare, old soviet tanks. I doubt if its a match for ours or German tanks.

**Zathras** · 06-18-2012, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Bailey

well its best for what its up against i.e. desert warfare, old soviet tanks. I doubt if its a match for ours or German tanks.

Which, if they do go to a shooting war, they will be facing as Egypt currently has approximately 1250 M1A1 Abrams in service with the Egyptian Army.

**Bailey** · 06-18-2012, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by Zathras

Which, if they do go to a shooting war, they will be facing as Egypt currently has approximately 1250 M1A1 Abrams in service with the Egyptian Army.

Well then they could be open to a spot of trouble :(

OTOH its going to come down to training so who knows? Why the hell do we sell tanks like that to them?