If this story is true, then it's very serious. Egypt is required by the Constantinople Convention of 1888 to keep the canal open at all times to ships of all countries, including ships of war. Closing the canal is a
casus belli, a legitimate cause of war—in effect, it is a crime under international law. Under these circumstances, we have an absolute right, long recognized under international law, to seize and reopen the canal by force.
Given that, I cannot believe Egypt has actually closed the canal to US warships. There's no way Egypt would do that just to "send a message"—it's like sending McCain the message that you're upset about CFR by mailing him a letter bomb. The only "message" this would send is the message that Egypt is openly declaring for Iraq and willing to go to war to defend Saddam, which I find utterly inconceivable.
We allready have ships in the Suez Canal, and beyond, what kind of tripe id this. Lets get a real source on this B.S.
Ops4 God Bless America