"Why were Saudi Arabia and Egypt left off the list? "
The nations on the list have vast regions of lawlessness and they've lost control of their populations.
Egypt, Tunisia, Kuwait etc. have functioning governments that are very actively engaged against terrorism.
Remember that ISIS/AlQueda wants to take out the House of Saud before they go after the USA :)
The 'Islamic countries not on the list' are much more afraid of terrorism than the US is.
Just today a Saudi ship was hit by a missile from Iranian backed terrorists in Yemen, off the coast.
The only country that is on the list that has a 'sound government' is Iran - but they are state-sponsors of terror, and are actively trying to destabilize the region - and pushing hard to topple Saudi, as well as supporting Assad. I suggest that one is a little more political because Iran does not itself produce terrorists of the kind we are afraid are going to come and 'bomb America'.
I don't agree with Trumps policy - but 'the list' is quite rational.
The nations on the list have vast regions of lawlessness and they've lost control of their populations.
Egypt, Tunisia, Kuwait etc. have functioning governments that are very actively engaged against terrorism.
Remember that ISIS/AlQueda wants to take out the House of Saud before they go after the USA :)
The 'Islamic countries not on the list' are much more afraid of terrorism than the US is.
Just today a Saudi ship was hit by a missile from Iranian backed terrorists in Yemen, off the coast.
The only country that is on the list that has a 'sound government' is Iran - but they are state-sponsors of terror, and are actively trying to destabilize the region - and pushing hard to topple Saudi, as well as supporting Assad. I suggest that one is a little more political because Iran does not itself produce terrorists of the kind we are afraid are going to come and 'bomb America'.
I don't agree with Trumps policy - but 'the list' is quite rational.