The fragile peace between the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon was severely dented over events in Egypt.
The White House speaks for the nation, the State Department is there to ensure America power is global whilst the Pentagon seeks to ensure fairly or unfairly America's global opponents experience timely reminders as to who bosses the world.
But Egypt showed that America no longer can boss the world. Whilst it may be a decade or two before China overtakes America's economy, she is already the world's number one power.