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Old 05-20-2011, 09:28 AM   #1
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Obviously, I would like to see the Sinai returned to full Egyptian control.
I think it was, in 1979
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Old 05-20-2011, 12:33 PM   #2
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Just went for a lunch time walk. There's a metric assload of security over at the White House today. I'm pretty sure I read that Netanyahu is in town today, so that would explain it. You know, to protect Obama from the pissed off PM.

Seriously, I've never seen that much security at and around the White House. But they have a spot right out in front where protestors are holding up signs calling for an end to aid to Israel.
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Old 05-20-2011, 08:13 PM   #3
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I think it was, in 1979
No, the area is under the United Nations Multi-national Force Observers. Egypt governs the area, but it is not actually under Egyptian control.

To put it another way, how would you feel if the UN had a military presence in Texas?
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Old 05-20-2011, 09:06 PM   #4
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No, the area is under the United Nations Multi-national Force Observers. Egypt governs the area, but it is not actually under Egyptian control.

To put it another way, how would you feel if the UN had a military presence in Texas?
True. We send a battalion of National Guard troops for that mission. Usual rotation is for 6 months
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