Egyptian troops are being deployed around that country in advance of the upcoming protests which will be launched against president Morsi. According to reports, the troops are not there to support Morsi. Nor are they planning to support the protesters. The current thinking is that the armed forces of Egypt are about to use the upcoming unrest to take control of the government once again.
We will have to wait to see if a coup takes place. If it does, it will bring a major improvement in the regional situation. The army in Egypt has ruled before and it generally behaves in a responsible manner. All the sectarian strife which was unleashed by the very narrow victory by Morsi and the Moslem Brotherhood should be stamped out if the army takes control. Further, the armed forces are just about the only Egyptian national institution that has the respect of the Egyptian people.
I hope that if the armed forces do take back control of the country, that the American government does not oppose the move. It would be just like the new group of advisors around president Obama to take steps to alienate the new Egyptian government even though our relations with the current one are strained at best.
We will have to wait to see if a coup takes place. If it does, it will bring a major improvement in the regional situation. The army in Egypt has ruled before and it generally behaves in a responsible manner. All the sectarian strife which was unleashed by the very narrow victory by Morsi and the Moslem Brotherhood should be stamped out if the army takes control. Further, the armed forces are just about the only Egyptian national institution that has the respect of the Egyptian people.
I hope that if the armed forces do take back control of the country, that the American government does not oppose the move. It would be just like the new group of advisors around president Obama to take steps to alienate the new Egyptian government even though our relations with the current one are strained at best.
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