Who said the current Israeli government …
Who said the current Israeli government hates all Arabs? They seem to adore Arab dictators:
“Having said that, I’m not sure the time is right for the Arab region to go through the democratic process,” he adds.
aziz and 
Matt are discussing.
Matt 7:46 am on January 30, 2011 Permalink
So what do you think the army is going to do in Egypt? Are they still on Mubarak’s side, and under orders to minimize violence? Or is there a serious possibility that they will turn on the regime?
To me, it seems very possible that the security forces in Egypt are being ordered to hold back temporarily for 2 reasons:
(1) To allow people to burn off some anger
(2) To give people a taste of chaos, which may sour them on the idea of regime change and make it easier to justify a crackdown later
We can already see Al-Arabiya putting an intense focus on the threat of looting and lawlessness, in contrast with Al-Jazeera’s coverage.
But regardless of all this, whose side do you think the military is on, and what is their game?
aziz 8:24 am on January 30, 2011 Permalink
here’s a discussion of the role the EGyptian military could (and has) played now and in the past:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/01/will-egypts-military-officers-free-the-revolution/70465/