Good. I was afraid that the military were showing weakness, which would lead to a Muslim Brotherhood takeover. Maybe they just decided to hold off for a while, instead of breaking up the protestors right away, as many expected them to do.
If the Muslim radicals take over, the military families who have run the country for decades will be deposed, and many of them executed. That’s what happened in Iran, and has also happened to a degree in Turkey after the Muslims took power there.
If the military kill a few thousand rioters and provocateurs, that will be far fewer than those who will die if the extremists take over. Again, Iran is a pretty good lesson. Or almost any of the Communist nations.
Instead of thousands of dead, of the MB takes over, there will be millions. And that’s even before the wars start.
I was thinking the opposite. The Iranian military of 1979 let the Shah down, and their senior leaders paid a heavy price for it when Khomeini and the mullahs got control. I don't think the Egyptian military was ever going to let things get that far out of control. They wanted Mubarak & his family out. So did the demonstrators. Once this was accomplished the military was bound to turn on the demonstrators.
Do we know if the military, or parts of it, are not with the Muslim Brotherhood?
Are we sure who is with who in Egypt? Remeber, Iran just went through the Suez Canal. Would the military have allowed that?