Just like Hitler and The Rhineland in 1936, he wanted to gauge the French reaction to him remilitarizing the Rhineland, when the French did nothing, Hitler knew he would get Austria and Czechoslovakia without a fight.
I strongly suspect that those US weapons were supplied with a provision that they only be used “defensively” and kept strictly on the west side of the Suez. Besides the peace treaty with Israel, I suspect the Egyptians are in violation of obligations with respect to the U.S. They are testing us as well. They know they have a patsy in White House. If there is another Mideast war, much of the responsibility lies with Obama and Hilary.
To paraphrase Ed Koch, an American Jew would have to be crazy to vote for Obama. Look, maybe William F. Buckley’s grandfather wouldn’t let your great grandfather join the country club, but Obama’s grandfather was cheering for the Nazis when they were putting your grandparents in the ovens.