U.S. Worried About Gaza Border Breach

Even miles and miles of Depends couldn't stop this border leak.

WASHINGTON - The United States expressed concern Wednesday about tens of thousands of Palestinians pouring into Egypt from the Gaza Strip across a broken security barrier at the border of the small territory run by Hamas militants.

"We are concerned about that situation and frankly I know the Egyptians are as well," State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said.

David Welch, the assistant secretary of state for the Middle East, and American diplomats in Cairo have talked to Egyptian authorities about the situation, Casey said, but he didn't offer details. He said the Egyptians take border security seriously and that he has no indication the situation has affected Israeli-Palestinian relations for now. (H/T - Yahoo!)

That's all well and good, but before you read this next paragraph, I would suggest you break out the duct tape. The following quote is guaranteed to make you head explode.

"I'm not going to try and speak for Egypt, give public recommendations to the Egyptian government on how to control their sovereign border," Casey said, adding that the United States is available to offer advice or support.

Eh, what? Yeah, like we've got the most secure borders on the planet. Taking advice from the US on border security is like taking advice from Britney on parenting.