It doesn't take a masters degree in international relations to figure out that Egypt is the key to fighting ISIS - without committing American ground troops to the war. The military government will likely not contribute a sizable number of troops to the battle, but they are going to be the best trained, and best equipped in any coalition force. Egypt has a large, well equipped army of about half a million men of unknown fighting qualities. Their last major deployment was during the first Gulf War where they acquitted themselves fairly well. Their equipment is a mish mash from several nations, including some ancient arms from the old Soviet Union, as well as more modern weapons of French, British and US origin. Kerry is in Egypt today and will be touring the Middle East all week trying to create an army that will fight ISIS. New York Times: After meeting with Mr. Kerry in Cairo, Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s foreign minister, declared at a joint news conference that...(Read Full Post)