Posted on 03/15/2013 11:15:23 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Hundreds of Egyptians demonstrated in Cairo on Friday to press for the army to assume power in a country plagued by unrest and instability two years after a revolution which toppled president Hosni Mubarak.
The protest was held in eastern Cairo in response to a call by retired army officers and groups opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood, the party of President Mohamed Morsi.
"The army must return" to power and "Down with the power of the guide," they chanted, referring to the Brotherhood's spiritual guide Mohamed Badie, as they waved portraits of General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, the armed forces chief.
Al-Ahram newspaper's website reported that pro-army demonstrations were also held in Damietta in northern Egypt.
In late January, Sissi warned that Egypt's political crisis could lead to the collapse of the state, something which the military which ruled the country between the fall of Mubarak and last June's election of Morsi would not allow.
Opposition groups and disgruntled Egyptians accuse Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists of monopolising power, and say the revolution failed to reach its goals of social justice.
Too late. The anti-MB generals were already replaced by pro-MB ones. And the MB would not be where it is right now without the help of the military as a whole. Egypt’s majority has already spoken—the ones that were chanting “To Jerusalem we will go, martyrs in the millions” in Tahrir Square . . .
Things can change, for good or bad.
Of course, the change from bad to good is usually very slow and painful.
Perhaps you are right.
These people have known no freedom.
They were unhappy with military rule. Now they are unhappy with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Although I don’t see a bright future..we can hope.
If you don’t fight for it, yes.
Over two-thirds (or perhaps three-quarters) of the “Masri” (Arab-descended Egyptians) are sympathetic to Hamas.
This is funny. As one that spent many years in the ME, N Africa and more than 6 yrs in Egypt all I can do is laugh. They brought it on themselves!
The Muslim Brotherhood says, “Hey, what happened to all the tourists”?
in america too many real flag officers are being replaced with self-serving obama generals some of whom have said they will obey orders to shoot us civilians.
The protest was held in eastern Cairo in response to a call by retired army officers and groups opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood, the party of President Mohamed Morsi. "The army must return" to power and "Down with the power of the guide," they chanted, referring to the Brotherhood's spiritual guide Mohamed Badie, as they waved portraits of General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, the armed forces chief.
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