Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking. Login or Take a Tour!
achughes · 4155 days ago · link · · parent · post: Wall Street Journal says Egypt needs a Pinochet – can it get away with that?
It bothers me that this is at best, thrown together just to make the WSJ look bad. While the wsj could have been a little more tactful in delivering the pinochet argument, its general intentions seem very clear. Egypt needs a strong military leader that will clamp down, but with a view towards transition. It very obviously opposes a military take over like the one demonstrated by the military after Mubarak, and only mentions Pinochet at the end of the article as a demonstration of military rule that eventually turned out to be positive for the country.