Incredibly Convoluted Chart Shows Just What A Mess The Middle East Really Is

The Big Pharaoh, the preeminent Egyptian blogger, tweeted a chart that attempts to map the relations between different groups in the Middle East. As you can see, it is a convoluted mess. The red lines show who hates whom, the blue lines show who supports whom, and the green lines show who has no clue about a group. There are a few issues with the chart, some of which were pointed out by readers of the Washington Post. Israel may technically be at war with Syria but "does not feel it can trust th...