As you may read about, there was a bomb blast in Nasr City that targeted Egypt’s Minister of Interior. Nasr City is far northeast of my area called Maadi. Things are calm here and we are safe.
Cairo is a huge city: "With a population of 6.76 million spread over 453 square kilometers (175 sq mi), Cairo is by far the largest city in Egypt. With an additional 10 million inhabitants just outside the city, Cairo resides at the center of the largest metropolitan area in Africa and the Arab World." (Wikipedia). I include this description so you can get an idea of how large the city is. It's easy to worry that anything happening in Cairo is happening to us directly but it is not. So please don't worry.
Apache monitors everything 24/7. If we are ever in danger they will evacuate us. We get regular security updates with what kind of travel is allowed and what is not. I feel very safe here.
But I am not going to lie. I am very concerned about the US bombing Syria--and whatever else crap they do. It's like taking a stick and hitting a hornets nest. And it makes me CRAZY to see people like Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner smiling and patting each other on the back and congratulating each other for getting the lawmakers on board. And John McCain wanting to have the options of "putting boots on the ground." Are you kidding me?? What is WRONG with him?? All of them!! It's not our business. I saw a great photo of some type of military person holding a handmade sign in front of his face that said "I didn't join the Air Force (or whatever branch) to help Al Qaeda in Syria." Well put. Because that's what it boils down to.
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