The point is that in Algeria there was a legitimate election that the Islamists won and the military denied them power. The Islamists were outraged and, although a political minority, with righteous indignation unleashed a torrent of violence and terrorism that effectively destabilized the country’s social and economic life. The military controlled enclaves and important oil and gas facilities which allowed it to support itself and feed the population. Algeria remains a bizarre place. Now it is true the Egyptian military is more powerful and proficient but it would be a mistake to underestimate the Brotherhood and the potential for a prolonged civil conflict. Egypt is already destitute and an economic recovery in what is really an overpopulated poor country will not happen. The West ought to prepare for hordes of refugees from a failed country.
>> Now it is true the Egyptian military is more powerful and proficient but it would be a mistake to underestimate the Brotherhood and the potential for a prolonged civil conflict. Egypt is already destitute and an economic recovery in what is really an overpopulated poor country will not happen.
Will you please excuse me? I can’t seem to muster a lot of sympathy for these moongod worshippers.
>> The West ought to prepare for hordes of refugees from a failed country.
Why do they have to go to the West? Let the Africans and the Saudis and other islamic hellholes take ‘em.
They will need to fail damned quick if they are too flee to the west. Europe is about to cycle through another xenophobic bloodbath and it may turn out that there is no place to go.