• Egypt swears in Mansour as interim leader after Morsi ousted
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[QUOTE=Im Crimson;41314507]Was just about to post this. While it's great that the military appears to support its people, if the military can at topple the government whenever they feel it's necessary then having democracy in the first place is essentially meaningless. It might be seen as a positive thing in this case but what if the next democratically elected president also gets removed by the military regardless of what the people think? A stable democracy might never happen if the idea perpetuates that you can just pull a coup whenever you're mildly dissatisfied with the way things are, rather than voting.[/QUOTE] The military only took action to prevent a civil war that was in the making. Morsi refused to call for an early election even though the 'Tamarod' movement had collected over 22 million signatures in support for one, a considerable number considering that the valid votes in the presidential elections were 23 million in total. In the speech prior to his removal Morsi hinted towards bloodshed and asked his supporters to defend his so called 'legitimacy' by all means.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;41314275]I think the BBC did a good analyst on why overthrowing a democratic Islamist is a dumb idea. [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23184605[/url][/QUOTE] That's true, but with that logic wouldn't the same thing happen if the Islamists didn't win the election?
I disagree with Obama's position on this; [quote]The United States is monitoring the very fluid situation in Egypt, and we believe that ultimately the future of Egypt can only be determined by the Egyptian people. Nevertheless, we are deeply concerned by the decision of the Egyptian Armed Forces to remove President Morsy and suspend the Egyptian constitution. I now call on the Egyptian military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process, and to avoid any arbitrary arrests of President Morsy and his supporters...[/quote] Idk, it just seems like he supports Morsi
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;41323581]I disagree with Obama's position on this; Idk, it just seems like he supports Morsi[/QUOTE] It's the devil they know.
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