sedith Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Better the devil you know. Army could be worse. The Army will be worse, make no mistake. Effectively the country is now under Martial Law and being run by hotheads with machine guns. This is just what Israel wanted to see happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy filth Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Jumping the gun a little aren’t we. No, but the OP calling it a brilliant victory probably is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 A fantastic victory for the protestors in Tahrir Square - I salute you. I hope the army will use it's powers responsibly and that no more lives will be lost. Apparently, this means VP is out of office also now. Would you say the same thing if it was Trafalgar Square ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Would you say the same thing if it was Trafalgar Square ? I imagine it would depend if they'd had a government that had been in power for multiple decades and had fraudulently won numerous elections. Whilst I do think there's somthing to be said for the double standards in the way protesting is reported in other countries compared to at home, this is definitely apples and oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Would you say the same thing if it was Trafalgar Square ? It wouldn’t happen because our government as previous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 This is pretty much maintaining the status quo. Mubarak was a military man, his predecessor was a military man, now too his successor. This is entirely by design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPat Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 This is pretty much maintaining the status quo. Mubarak was a military man, his predecessor was a military man, now too his successor. This is entirely by design. Couldn't agree more. The President is dead long live the President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Couldn't agree more. The President is dead long live the President. Mubarak was 82. Not even Mugabe goes on for ever regardless of how many time he fakes elections. If I were an Egyptian I'd be waiting for what happens after an election before I cracked open the Bolly, if that is an election happens at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPat Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 So now its a military dictatorship? Brilliant ... it'll be all out civil war by Christmas So what's changed? It was a military dictatorship paid for by Washington and now it is a military dictatorship sponsored by Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 According to the BBC, the Egyptian constitution says power should have been handed over to the speaker of parliament - not the army. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12433045 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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