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could lead to army rule or anarchy.

I hope the moderates of the country can take control during the power vacuum rather than extremists.

My comment: YAY!

I’m happy for
The People! I hope
They can come together now and form a government of their choosing.
A safe, stable prosperous democratic government

Viva la revolucion!

Da⌐11 wrote:
I hope the moderates of the country can take control during the power vacuum rather than extremists.

Ditto.

The last thing we need is another Islamist state. It would set Egypt’s civil rights movement back a hundred years, and would likely cause another war with Israel. Plus, they’d just be exchanging the iron-clad rule of a non-extremist for the iron-clad rule of Sharia law.

The fact that it took less than three weeks of protests to convince the guy to step down from office proves that he’s not nearly as bad as people thought he was. People have been protesting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for years, and even petitioned the United Nations to arrest him as a murderer that is trying to incite genocide against the Jews, but he hasn’t stepped down from office.

The fact that this guy was willing to give up his power… it just goes to show you that he’s not as bad as people thought he was. Hopefully, history will remember him as a reasonable man, who ultimately obeyed the will of the people, even if he made mistakes during his presidency.

Blest,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has the blessing of both the religious leaders and the military. Egypt has a far less powerful religious leaders and Mubarek was propped up by the military. Remember that the Generals have been apart of the “rich and powerful” since President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal which led to the 1956 war. Very few will give up their “entitlements” easily.

middleasterncrusin1 wrote:
Blest,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has the blessing of both the religious leaders and the military. Egypt has a far less powerful religious leaders and Mubarek was propped up by the military. Remember that the Generals have been apart of the “rich and powerful” since President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal which led to the 1956 war. Very few will give up their “entitlements” easily.

And nothing has changed. the Military of Egypt has just pulled off a bloodless Military Coup. They are in charge now; will they give power back to the people?

Quite true, although I’m not sure they pulled off a coup or was handed the reins by default. They also know that a Coronel with the “foot soldiers” behind them is more powerful than a General with money. I for one can see it going either way; the Generals getting used to the power or something that looks like a fair election.

Just hope Kaddafi doesn’t decide to strafe them and take power of his next door neighbor too.

Gaddafi has always ruled by the gun. Even before his coup, people were terrified of him. He would show up in oil field drilling and supply camps (American, Italian, etc) and appropriate vehicles or items that he fancied. Nobody stopped him then and good luck now.

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