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bemildred

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8. Yep, he needs the military, and it is not at all clear how that will go.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:52 AM

Dec 2012

The bigger the crowds, the weaker he gets. He's already uttered a few dissembling comments.

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Why is Morsi STILL even Breathing? triplepoint Dec 2012 #1

Because 75% of the people support him???? happyslug Dec 2012 #2

I think you have a few things wrong. Morsi is looking for the military to support him. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #6

Yep, he needs the military, and it is not at all clear how that will go. bemildred Dec 2012 #8

Could there have been selection bias in your sample? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #12

Everybody in Egypt speaks English and I was talking to waiters, street vendors, stall sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #13

Not the 18-40% who live on less then $2 a day? I hoped you tipped more then that happyslug Dec 2012 #14

Yeah, 5 and 6 year-olds hawking scarab necklaces on the street are so Elitist. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #15

precisely what qualifies you to suggest which foreign leaders should perhaps be killed? Alamuti Lotus Dec 2012 #4

The people will have yet another chance to vote soon. David__77 Dec 2012 #3

Seems like the 'topple the regime' forces have massive public support. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #7

We will see when the election comes. David__77 Dec 2012 #9

A few tens of thousands in a country of 80 million. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #11

How's that Arab spring working out ? zellie Dec 2012 #5

We all know how difficult it is to establish a robust and working democracy Euphoria Dec 2012 #10

Yeah, I just adore how smug people gloating about its failure can be about all of this Posteritatis Dec 2012 #17

No..nothing funny in this story. zellie Dec 2012 #18

Like most continental-scale upheavals, anyone who expects a snap answer in two years is nuts. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #16

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