The Middle East Revolution [2010-2011] Thread: I love baton - General

[QUOTE=masonrulz;27715339]Wich is strange for an army.[/QUOTE] They could be waiting for the right moment to do so. They might attempt to take over.

Just read all of this thread from page 1, this is very inspiring, and I hope the people win and set a new government which hopefully won't be as bad as this one!

[QUOTE=masonrulz;27715339]Wich is strange for an army.[/QUOTE] They might be receiving conflicting orders. It is very well possible that the Defense Ministry or chief of staff has put out an order opposing the curfew enforcement. If there are internal moves within the government, it may very well be similar to what happened in Tunisia when Ben Ali was forced out of the country once the military joined forces with some concerned ministers in his cabinet. Al Jazeera reports that a private jet has left an airport with some influential businessmen and VIPs. No word on Mubarak's whereabouts though.

[QUOTE=phaedon;27715394]They could be waiting for the right moment to do so. They might attempt to take over.[/QUOTE] No, they can barley go through the crowds and keep the buildings protected, i doubt they can start a coup.

According to Al Jazeera the army have barricaded the NBP headquarters and the museum in Cairo with the tanks & apcs

There's something about mass riots, protests, and rallies like this that make me really jealous. I wish I could be there on the ground with them, there's so much energy and emotion in the crowd. It all seems so cool. I'm not saying I'd particularly enjoy the reason why I was protesting, I just wish something like that would happen around here. Sadly, I'm going to be stuck in boring ass suburbia for the rest of my life. I guess I'm pretty thankful though that shit like that doesn't happen in America.

[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;27715485]There's something about mass riots, protests, and rallies like this that make me really jealous. I wish I could be there on the ground with them, there's so much energy and emotion in the crowd. It all seems so cool. I'm not saying I'd particularly enjoy the reason why I was protesting, I just wish something like that would happen around here. Sadly, I'm going to be stuck in boring ass suburbia for the rest of my life. I guess I'm pretty thankful though that shit like that doesn't happen in America.[/QUOTE] join the army I was joking, jeez ...

[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;27715485]There's something about mass riots, protests, and rallies like this that make me really jealous. I wish I could be there on the ground with them, there's so much energy and emotion in the crowd. It all seems so cool. I'm not saying I'd particularly enjoy the reason why I was protesting, I just wish something like that would happen around here. Sadly, I'm going to be stuck in boring ass suburbia for the rest of my life. I guess I'm pretty thankful though that shit like that doesn't happen in America.[/QUOTE] lol, who knows? It could, America is just like any other country.

Aljazeera : President of the Egyptian Parliament will Announce something Important in a few

13 people killed and 75 wounded in demonstrations in Suez, that means overall there are 21 killed and 485 wounded in the protests in Egypt.

[QUOTE=masonrulz;27701977]yall have to remember, the egyptian gonverment is one of the US'es only allies in the middle east, they have to keep them, so there is no reason in their eyes that they should help the people rebelling [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] Dont get me wrong though, this is fucked up on every level possible.[/QUOTE] You're forgetting the fact that the citizens of Egypt are demanding for rights, if they end up over throwing the current government, I think they would stay close to the US for some, I guess I could say, guidance (?). Plus, if the US did end up helping the citizens, think about how thankful they would be.

And ofcourse all the rich business people have fled the country. Abandoning the less fortunate people that were practically forced to start a revolution, because they couldn't take the shit from the government anymore. [QUOTE=Lexic;27715219]I WANT TO RIDE A TANK :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Ghostridin' a tank :haw: [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=MrAfroShark70;27715722]You're forgetting the fact that the citizens of Egypt are demanding for rights, if they end up over throwing the current government, I think they would stay close to the US for some, I guess I could say, guidance (?). Plus, if the US did end up helping the citizens, think about how thankful they would be.[/QUOTE] The US only does things for it's own interests, not because of mercy but only business.

[QUOTE=MrAfroShark70;27715722]You're forgetting the fact that the citizens of Egypt are demanding for rights, if they end up over throwing the current government, I think they would stay close to the US for some, I guess I could say, guidance (?). Plus, if the US did end up helping the citizens, think about how thankful they would be.[/QUOTE] No because why would they want to stay close to a country that was allies and supporters of their own oppressive government.

[QUOTE=Chaotic Lord;27669137][img_thumb]http://www.gifsoup.com/view4/1816279/wheee-o.gif[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] haha when he trips the people suddenly break through or maybe he is performing a magical act oh shit egyptian riot police are wizards

[QUOTE=Random94;27708947]If you guys actually catch Mubarak, could you beat him up, we would greatly appreciate it.[/QUOTE] He should go out Mussolini style, now [b]that[/b] would an interesting ending.

Heh, the protesters throw the teargas grenades back at the police :v:

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[QUOTE=Van-man;27715780]The US only does things for it's own interests, not because of mercy but only business.[/QUOTE] Forgot about moral dilemmas, silly me.

I don't know why I haven't been following this more closely, shit is interesting as fuck

Also, as someone else said, whose name I forgot, supporting the protesters wouldn't go over well with the other countries around that area, who might feel as if the USA are trying to inspire more revolutions in the area.

I saw an M1 Abrams tank in Suez on TV, damn, this is going to turn into Tienanmen square.

[QUOTE=MrAfroShark70;27715722]You're forgetting the fact that the citizens of Egypt are demanding for rights, if they end up over throwing the current government, I think they would stay close to the US for some, I guess I could say, guidance (?). Plus, if the US did end up helping the citizens, think about how thankful they would be.[/QUOTE] Hey, I'm just looking at this from the eyes of what would benefit the US, not what is right and wrong. And if they attacked one of their "allys", what would the REST of their allys think? I'm not defending them, just saying their point of view.

[QUOTE=torero;27715926]Also, as someone else said, whose name I forgot, supporting the protesters wouldn't go over well with the other countries around that area, who might feel as if the USA are trying to inspire more revolutions in the area.[/QUOTE] The US won't support protesters in those countries- Egypt is a US ally, as is Jordan, Saudi Arabia, etc. Just look at US's reserved response to this. They fell short of condeming Mubarak- instead its calls for showing restraint and what not, as was the case with Ben Ali before he was thrown out. Now if this was breaking out in Syria or Iran, it would be a different tune from the State Department. Anyways according to the facebook group, the head of Egypt's assembly is slated to make an "official" statement.

[QUOTE=moesislack;27695034]If they start killing civilians or if this gets the news in America there will be Abrams tanks with the American flag on the side rolling against the police within the month.[/QUOTE] Best post of the thread.

[QUOTE=Random94;27715937]I saw an M1 Abrams tank in Suez on TV, damn, this is going to turn into Tienanmen square.[/QUOTE] [img_thumb]http://i52.tinypic.com/a9x1mf.jpg[/img_thumb] already happened

My assumption is that the US doesn't want to support the protesters because: [list][*]If the protests fail and the government survives, US-Egyptian relations will be ruined if they have been going "BRING EM DOWN BOYS" [*]Unlike with Iran, for example, the US doesn't have much to gain from getting involved and supporting the protesters[/list] So it's a risk with no significant pay-off for them.

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;27716021][img_thumb]http://i52.tinypic.com/a9x1mf.jpg[/img_thumb] already happened[/QUOTE] Now it's literally going to be Tienanmen square.

I'm really glad the people are winning over. Although it's chaotic right now, it's inspiring how they managed to unite and go all out on the government and everyone else. This is a truly a moment in history. It will be in the text books that our children will learn off of. Hope they don't skew the information though, like they always do (at least here in America, I'm baffled at the shit they teach us in school).

Apparently there's this bloke on BBC News saying that someone has told him the President is in very ill health

[QUOTE=torero;27715926]Also, as someone else said, whose name I forgot, supporting the protesters wouldn't go over well with the other countries around that area, who might feel as if the USA are trying to inspire more revolutions in the area.[/QUOTE] But what if those countries also are in dire need of a revolution?