By Brian Whitaker
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At the same time, though, I’m not sure that it’s wise to dump
Morsi – at least, not yet. If he’s forced out of office now, the Brotherhood
will claim to have been robbed by anti-democratic forces – and that will create
more problems for the future. But there’s still no sign, even after the Sunday
protests, that he’s ready to make the necessary compromises – and for that
reason he may have to go.
The great unknown quantity in all this is of course the
Egyptian military. Are the generals merely trying – as their statements suggest
– to nudge the politicians towards a solution, or is the country on the brink of
an old-style coup?
Many Egyptians are fearful, and with good reason. But – and
it’s a very important “but” – the revolution has changed the game for the
military as much as it has for the Brotherhood. If the military fail to
recognise that, they can expect to pay the price eventually, just as Morsi is
doing now."
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