Tornado Alley (PROG)

[ordinarydude]

"There would be people going apeshit here, we don't need another major oil crisis right now, it would screw with our "recovery"."

I see your point. If a radical group takes power in Egypt, then they could force the closure of the Suez, creating a gigantic crisis. And its closure would threaten Israel as well.

The last time Israel attempted to change its leadership, a major political figure was assasinated, FYI.

Ordinary