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Morsi Never Had a Chance

There isn’t a politician in the world who can provide for the “will of the people” in post-revolutionary Egypt, because the people’s demands are excessive and impossible to fulfill.
Egypt's Islamist President-elect Mohamed Mursi waves to his supporters while surrounded by his members of the presidential guard in Cairo's Tahrir Square, June 29, 2012. Mursi took an informal oath of office on Friday before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, in a slap at the generals trying to limit his power. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR34DDN
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As soon as Gen. Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi finished reading his dramatic declaration on live TV that Mohammed Morsi had been deposed as president of Egypt, it was obvious that this was a full-fledged military coup.

The army’s seizure of the reins of government was supported by millions of Egyptian citizens, who demanded the overthrow of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Sisi was surrounded by civilian and religious leaders such as Sheikh al-Azhar and Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Church. And yet, the future of Egypt still remains hazy.

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