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| U.S. suggests Egyptian military averted civil war |
| 2013-07-18 |
[Al Ahram] Egypt avoided a possible civil war this month, U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... said on Wednesday, making it hard for Washington to conclude that the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was a military coup. The armed forces deposed the elected leader on July 3 after huge street protests against his rule, clearing the way for the installment this week of a new interim cabinet charged with restoring civilian government and reviving the troubled economy. Thousands of Mursi's supporters demonstrated outside the prime minister's office and marched through Cairo on Wednesday to denounce the military-backed administration and show that they had no intention of bowing to army dictates. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Â…this is obviously an extremely complex and very difficult situationÂ… No not really. Motive or consequences donÂ’t change the fact that the most basic definition of a coup is when a military deposes an elected leader. Then again the core principle of Smart Power is to create a new definition when the facts donÂ’t fit your interests. Well played Mr. Secretary. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2013-07-18 16:23 |
| #5 With these clowns, no reason it can't be all e, rj. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-07-18 15:23 |
| #4 Since the Administration supported Mursi and did not support the Army does that mean they (a) supported Civil War in Egypt? (b) have no idea whats going on? (c) Are covering their butts and this seems the best cover (for now). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-07-18 14:37 |
| #3 Plenty of time for a civil war still. |
| Posted by: Spot 2013-07-18 09:00 |
| #2 making it hard for Washington to conclude that the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was a military coup. Really? The writer never heard of a "bloodless coup"? Or was it Jf'nK that used that rationale? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-07-18 07:00 |
| #1 The administration working on that as an excuse for 2016? |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2013-07-18 06:51 |