Egypt’s military in a quandary

From ALJAZEERA:

…The Egyptian military could follow the Tunisian military by refusing orders to shoot at demonstrators or impose the curfew.

The military can replace Mubarak with a temporary emergency governing council or leave it for civilian opposition groups to form government in consultation with the military.

This depends on the cost and benefits of keeping Mubarak who’s long been the  military man at the helm of the regime. Appointing intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his vice president, and hence ending his son’s chances for succession, will make little difference on the long term.…

For the military to be the guardian of the state’s sovereignty and stalbility, it must  be the protector of Egypt’s future politics, not its permamnent leader…

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