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Violence erupted here Friday as supporters of Mohamed Morsy turned out en masse, calling for his restoration to the presidency two days after his ouster in a military coup.
Five Morsy supporters were shot dead by the army in front of the headquarters of the Republican Guard headquarters, where the ousted president was reported to be detained, the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing -- the Freedom and Justice Party -- said Friday night.
Well, it's certainly gonna be interesting how many presidents they go through this year.
EDIT: It's possible to become MORE disappointed with the Obama administration? News to me
Three words: Blood, tree, liberty! Nuff said!
Tim-
Yep, it's always good when the military starts to shoot demonstrators. :roll:
Dozens killed as Egyptian military clashes with pro-Morsy protesters - CNN.com
What liberty are you referring to?
The one the MB was trying to take away, via Morsi's policies, from the NONE despots living in Egypt!
Tim-
Sorry to say, but neither side has any interest in liberty. Period. No matter which side wins, it will just oppress the other and liberty. So to root for one is pretty silly.
Yep, it's always good when the military starts to shoot demonstrators. :roll:
Dozens killed as Egyptian military clashes with pro-Morsy protesters - CNN.com
What liberty are you referring to?
The more and more I see from the middle east, the more and more I start subscribing to the theory of my former co-worker whose expertise was related to that area...
Just like there's no ONE style of parenting that fits EVERY child, there's not ONE style of governance that fits EVERY country. The societal and cultural roots and mentality within the middle east is one where it almost needs a dictatorial type of ruler. The mentality of the people and the nature of the societal structure is one where Democracy is generally not a better option and often simply gives rise to a worse option.
The Bush Doctrine, that has in part been continued through Obama, of attempting to facilitate Democracy abroad is more and more seeming like it's failed in its most basic theory....in part because it puts two key notions into conflict. The first, that a countries leaders are tasked with looking out for hte best interest of THEIR COUNTRY first and foremost. The second, that we should be champions and promote Democracy. Those two things can come into conflict and lead to messy quagmires when answers are searched for.
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