Posted on 07/01/2013 11:06:47 AM PDT by don-o
Egypt's presidency has indicated that it will not give in to the threat of a military coup, just hours after the Egyptian army gave Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to placate the millions who have taken to the streets calling for his departure.
The head of Egypt's armed forces, General Abdel Fattah Sisi, threatened direct military involvement in the political process "if the demands of the people are not realised", in a statement implying that Morsi should either step down or at least call early elections.
The presidency indicated that it viewed the statement as a coup d'etat, and implied that Morsi was safe as long as his administration still had US support.
"Obviously we feel this is a military coup," a presidential aide said. "But the conviction within the presidency is that [the coup] won't be able to move forward without American approval."
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Not surprising.
It now looks like Obama’s insistence on supplying Egypt with advanced wepons was purely to prop up Morsi’s jihadist dictatorship.
Russia was Egypt's #1 ally until Anwar Sadat. What would stop them from going there again?
How long until McCain starts screaming for a “no fly zone” and starts bombing the military headquarters.
The Egyptian military will receive moral support from the US military which will be making the same demands of O when 10 million US citizens take to the streets demanding O’s resignation.
In terms of the wrong thing to say at a critical juncture in a country like Egypt this may top the list.
Who has those tanks and jets, Morsi or the military?
Well, if the military is waiting for Obama to denounce Morsi, they’re going to be waiting a long time.
Popcorn time.
Morsi is done.
5.56mm
Obama has a long history of backing the wrong side, toppling stable governments and supporting Islamists and other transnational terrorists. He won’t ditch Morsi unless the situation in Egypt is some sort of personal threat to Obama.
How about holding off on the spam for a few days and see how it goes?
They need American approval. That’s the problem. With Mubarak, who was pro American, they had Obama’s approval to remove him.
Here is a golden opportunity to get the Muslim Brotherhood out of there and of course Obama will want none of that.
Notice that the quote says "America" not Obama - my headline edit is just for clever.
O is going to lose the left on this one.
If there is a coup, Egypt will suffer the fate of Algeria. If there is no coup, Mursi will purge the military of secular officers and Egypt will ultimately go the route of Iran. The region is not known for its ability to compromise and form a reasonable social consensus. Ultimately Egypt may become a vassal state of the Saudis. Mursi and the Islamists will never voluntarily cede power and any attempt to overthrow them will be bloody. Europe and the US should prepare for hordes of refugees.
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