It’s bad enough that many Americans know so little about the rest of the world, but you kind of expect someone on the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington to be a teensy bit more informed on the subject. Unfortunately, that ain’t happenin’ in the case of freshman congressman Tom Marino (R-PA), who apparently landed a seat on the prestigious committee despite not even having access to a map. In an interview with the Scranton Times-Tribune, Marino criticized Obama’s Libya policy, asking, "Where does it stop? Do we go into Africa next?" (our emphasis). Rep. Marino, here is a map of Africa. Looks like you’ll need it. Note the brownish country near the top of the map. Hope this helps.

• Africa