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Originally Posted by Pete
"..........If Sisi continues to seek legitimacy for military rule by associating it with Islamism, it could prove to be a disaster for Egypt. At the very least, it would set back the democratic cause immeasurably. It would also reinforce the military’s octopus-like hold on the economy, which is already one of the major obstacles to the country's economic development. And it would also pose new dilemmas for the military itself: somehow it would need to reconcile serving the strategic objectives of Islam and those of its American patrons. It’s not clear whether that circle could be squared. And the experiment would likely come at the expense of the Egyptian people..........."
We'll see.
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I see this as highly consistent with Muhammad's actions in Medina. Say one thing while doing another. Cobbling together alliances with Christians and Jews to further his end then accomplishing that end toss them aside and turn on them as enemies. The original community organizer IMO. Hmmm....now that I think of it that does sound all too familiar.