I wanna kick Egyptologist az.

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Is it true antiquities were stolen and damaged in the fighting over there? Because I would be pissed, too. You can't replace that stuff.

Egypt doesn't strike me as a forward-thinking scientific nation. I have doubts that will change with Hawass gone.

I do know I wouldn't travel over there now, or anytime soon. The more they go on and on about killing white people and Christians and Jews, the less I want to to visit them. They should think about that shit. They hate us, but they love our money.

Obama was supposed to make the Middle East like us. At least Bush made them fear us. Now they just hate us. Obama made an enemy of Israel and Pakistan laughs in his face. Yeah, I'm not going to Egypt anytime soon.

There were antiquities stolen and it might have been an inside job. A small amount has already been returned. In my opionion nothing stolen was important but they were things attractive to tourists and collectors. The Egyptian people stood shoulder to shoulder with police to protect the museum once the security was breached. It took days to regain complete control of the fascility.

The Egyptians tend to be pretty tolerant of most views and religions though there is a very pervasive anti-Israel and anti semite attitude through the culture. This has prevailed for a very long time but they were highly embarrassed by the six days war. The highly vaunted Egyptian air force and army were wiped out in the first minutes of the war while they barely managed to sound the air raid sirens. This left a sting that has affected foreign policy and attitudes since. There is a fundamentalist Islamic element but it just doesn't have the mass appeal it does in many Mideast countries. There's a larger middle class here and fewer people living in abject poverty. This could become a powerful country again if they can control their assets and hold back population growth for a while. They have a lot of resources and know-how. It would take at least another generation to do it but I would expect them to succeed.