Water will be the next big middle east source of tension. The countries at the head of the Nile and along its length desperately need the water to survive and prosper. Since it starts in their country, they reason, why not keep it here? It’s possible that the Nile will be like the Rio Grande which is essentially used up before it gets to Mexico. Mexico can’t do anything about it as we’re the big water bully on the block. Egypt has fighters and tanks and every incentive to beat the H*ll out of the upper countries. If the upper countries could keep the water then they could flower into real economic powerhouses.
By the way, this situation exists for every cross-boarder river in the middle east.
A prophecy against Egypt:
See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
The idols of Egypt tremble before him,
and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
2 “I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—
brother will fight against brother,
neighbor against neighbor,
city against city,
kingdom against kingdom.
3 The Egyptians will lose heart,
and I will bring their plans to nothing;
they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
the mediums and the spiritists.
4 I will hand the Egyptians over
to the power of a cruel master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
5 The waters of the river will dry up,
and the riverbed will be parched and dry.
6 The canals will stink;
the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up.
The reeds and rushes will wither,
7 also the plants along the Nile,
at the mouth of the river.
Every sown field along the Nile
will become parched, will blow away and be no more.
8 The fishermen will groan and lament,
all who cast hooks into the Nile;
those who throw nets on the water
will pine away.
Egypt hasn’t got time to fool with this problem, it is too busy killing Christians and losing tourist dollars. Too busy converting to the Muslim Brotherhood.
The lack of clean fresh water will soon affect the Chinese also.
But Egypt’s fighters don’t have the range to do anything. They would flame-out en-route to the tgt area.
Additionally, Egypt doesn’t have the infrastructure to move troops and heavy armor to the south to engage the upper-Nile region in other countries.
They have C-130’s sure, but their aircrew are not able to fly the number of sorties necessary to make a difference.
Not an issues the Egyptians can do anything about IF ( a BIG if) any of the upper Nile countries tried anything. And if the upper Nile countries did try to do something, that would takes years of preparation. No way it would be a bolt out of the blue.