SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 1, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Suez Canal. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Cdr. William A. Smith IV/Released)
Never Say Never: What if Egypt Did Close The Suez Canal? -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat
Carrier Harry S. Truman and its escorts made their way through the Suez Canal on Monday, a reminder that 35-45 Atlantic-based U.S. Navy ships traverse this artificial waterway each year. T
The transit came as commentators speculated that the unrest convulsing Egypt might interrupt shipping through the canal. How? The military regime might close it — or threaten to do so — in an effort to wring more aid out of Western countries. Or, supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi might launch some type of assault. Should the Muslim Brotherhood protests metastasize into an insurgency, attacks on infrastructure could become part of its repertoire. How better to discredit the army's capacity to maintain order, elicit a self-defeating overreaction, or both, than by choking off a precious source of revenue?
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My Comment: My short answer .... if the Suez Canal is closed it will mean that Egypt is in chaos .... and the world will be suffering for it.
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