“democratically-elected president”
Maliki in Iraq was democratically elected - and then he lost the time around - but still is in power...strange thing about democracy in Islam...it’s like a unicorn...you see it on posters - but it’s never a reality!
Strange thing about democracy... it doesn’t work. It ends up in civil war between clashing factions for power. In Egypt’s case, there is a power with the muscle to maintain a sort of status-quo, sort of. But on this one thing you can be sure, the MB will come out of their hornet’s nest and blow Egypt up, with much blood shed... ah, the nuances of democracy.
Barbarians can only understand anarchy via tribal rules. Democracy is something they have to be willing to compromise for it to succeed. However Compromise is not murdering your fellow citizen to prove a legitimate place in leadership.
Maliki is our installed puppet. He was convinced the boneheads in our government that he was a good guy. He will survive after we leave, because he is willing to be as ruthless and oppressive as Saddam was. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Democracy is a scam anyway. Hitler and Stalin were both elected by the people. Democracy is 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch.