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Re:"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern... by golergka on Monday January 08, 2024 @04:07PM (#38918139)
> Are you willing to bet the lives of Egyptian sailors on that assumption? How about your own?

Egypt usually doesn't have any problems with that. They're not a liberal democracy, so enduring high casualties is not a political problem for them.

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Re:"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern... by mulmen on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:13PM (#38918982)
I don’t see the connection. Liberal democracies risk the lives of their militaries all the time. Does Egypt have a history of selecting strategies that needlessly waste military strength in service of their social structure?
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