Sunday, August 26, 2012

About That "Blockade"

Israel "blockaded Gaza" and this is a cause for Leftists to get all weepy over the fate of Palestinians living there. How many tunnels did Egypt close down that crossed from Sinai into Gaza in response to jihadis using those tunnels to attack Egyptian troops? Oh, that many:

Egyptian military engineers have blocked 120 tunnels used for smuggling to and from the Gaza Strip since the start of operations in the neighbouring Sinai Pensinsula, security officials said on Saturday.

"Tunnel entrances are being demolished every day and the operation will continue until all underground passageways are shut," one official told AFP.

That's just 120 so far, apparently.

One, how was Israel's sifting of imports to prevent militarily useful products from entering a blockade when this virtual underground superhighway was in operation?

Two, will Leftists get upset now that Egypt has started blockading Gaza and organize convoys to run the border fence from Sinai?

Three, will Turkey get furious with Egypt?