We are still in Iraq. Iran hates everyone and wants to drop nuclear weapons on Israel, the United States - well just about anyone, Afghanistan is the black hole of all times, Pakistan can't be figured out or trusted...let's see, have I missed anything? Oh yeah, you can drop down south of Egypt to a bunch of nations that routinely kill off a million of so of their populations every so often and then Somalia with its pirates...and I guess I could go on and on (and on and on).
With a great part of the world up in flames, about to go up in flames and already burned to the ground, one would think it important that we, as a nation, have some semblance of understanding of geography. Only 20% of Americans can find the US on a globe. Aren't we just a little bit curious, with the news showing events in Egypt non-stop, as to where it is?
I'm now of the opinion that a basic test for having a say in something - foreign aid for example, you have to identify the country you are talking about on a map before you are allowed to opine about anything. Just a thought.