Will The Egyptian Army Save the Day??!!

The next few days are going should let us all know the ramifications of this historical event.  I truly believe that it will come down to the Egyptian Army.  Who are they loyal to and will they grab power if they don't like what government comes in to rule?

The Egyptian Army is the biggest army in the Arab World.  They have every an array of sophiscated weapons systems along with a a highly effective Air Force with America's F-16 fighter as its mainstay in the skies.  The army is kind of like a quasi-corporation. They make up almost 1/3 of Egypt's economy.  The Army owes land, building and even Hotels.  Knowing this, they have a vested interest in what kind of Egypt comes out of this tragedy.

Many of the leading generals and other high ranking officers grew out of the Abdul Nasser Military mold (Nasser was the Egypt's president during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and helped created the military partnership with the United States.)  Today it is generalized that the younger officers may have connections or at least are sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood. As stated in earlier posting the birthplace of the Muslim Brotherhood was Egypt.  This group which has spread throughout the Middle East vows to replace secular governments with Imans who follow Shariah Law which is based on the laws of the Koran.

The Offical Motto of the Brotherhood is



 “Allah is our objective.
The Prophet is our leader.
Qur'an is our law.
Jihad is our way.
Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.”

I will let my readers decipher the meaning and motivations of this motto. 

With the possibility of an unfriendly government in Egypt, the United State's position in the world would be compromised.  Without the use of the Suez Canal would hurt the United State's able to fight terrorists in both Iraq an Afghanistan and other hot spots around the world.  Additionally, we will lose the ability to flyover the country of Egypt to conduct military operations.

Will the Army save the day for the Egyptian people?  Will they be able to steer the clear of Islamic Extremism?  I think they will stabilize Egypt and the crisis will be over, but can we all be sure?  Only time will tell.