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To: Sultan who wrote (227233)	7/4/2013 3:47:42 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 541556

It appears that Morrisey completely misjudged events as well. The situation looks extremely fluid. In cases like this, a correct prediction would almost be an accident. All you can do is estimate the probability of various possibilities. These paragraph sums up at least some of the complexities pretty well: Many analysts and government officials struggle with an apparent catch 22: support the Egyptian army's action and risk hypocrisy in light of calls for democratization, or condemn Morsi's ouster and risk accusations of standing against the will of millions of Egyptian citizens. Is there a middle ground? Why do so many feel the impulse to celebrate a return to military control? The answer lies in the disastrous mismanagement of Egypt's transition at the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi has directly contributed to the most intensely polarized political environment in recent memory. He and the Muslim Brotherhood have practiced exclusionary politics when political consensus proved too difficult, or simply a meaningless pursuit in their calculation. These misguided policies led to a pattern of human rights violations that limited free expression, exacerbated sectarian tensions, and supported government impunity. The political crisis compounded the economic crisis, as the fiscal and budgetary deficits trickled down to the poor and middle class whose need for food and fuel outweighed faith in an Islamist system. Morsi's missteps need not be outlined in full--enough ink has been spilled on that already--but suffice it to say that his actions contributed to a legitimacy deficit that finally caught up with him. Is it enough to meet the threshold of a broken contract with the Egyptian people? Although technically, no, twenty-two million signatories to the Tamarod campaign say yes. In their minds, Morsi had swayed so far from his promises of political inclusion, government reform, protection of women and minorities, constitutional consensus, and an economic renaissance that he nullified what little electoral legitimacy was granted to him. acus.org