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I very much doubt that the military would be willing to follow such orders, even given violent incidents. They might but I don’t think that Mubarak has currentl
by ugh 16y ago
I very much doubt that the military would be willing to follow such orders, even given violent incidents. They might but I don’t think that Mubarak has currently anything like absolute power over the military.
- Qz 16y agoThe military has never really been Mubarak's tool of repression, but rather the police force as well as hired thugs.
- ugh 16y agoThe problem for the police and hired thugs is that the military is on the street. I don’t think cracking down on the protestors is currently possible without the support of the military. I think that the military is the key actor: Will they use violence is the big question.
- Qz 16y agoWell that's the big question if Feb 2 happens again. You'll recall that the military was on the streets for that entire debacle and did next to nothing.
- silverlake 16y agoMubarak can only hang on because the military supports him. The military is a giant conscript army of regular kids, and a corrupt officer corp that controls a giant chunk of the Egyptian economy. Those officers will never release their grip on the country. They will replace Mubarak with another strongman.