Egypt

[gaelic cowboy]

Perhaps, but I was pointing out the historic relationship between Islamism and opposition to the Army.



I think that's a pretty bold statement to make.

Let's not forget, Egypt and Syria were a few decades ago one nation as the United Arab Republic, which is still actually the official name for Egypt today.

Besides being two Arab, Sunni-majority countries in the Middle-East, they have both very recently undergone revolutions where oppressive regimes lasting decades have been cast out. They both have strong secular militaries with a history of oppressing their people. They both have an Islamist-dominated opposition movement. They both have ethnic/religious minorities that back the old secular order for their safety but have since been scapegoated for it amid the turmoil. They are both ex-colonies with strong Ba'athist and socialist traditions.

Surely they have a lot in common?

they way I read it was that you meant both revolutions were similar, ie it was outside support that toppled mubarak and that ouside support is needed in syria. superficially if you take this as secular millitary against islamist opposition yes it the same, but i see it as secular millitary getting annoyed that Morsi cannot keep the non-millitary opposition secularists and copts happy.

He is being removed because there is significant opposition to him, in syria removal of assad would mean removal of the millitary

basically one was/is a country that matters ie eygpt the other is a basket case that's esentially a client of Iran

in eygpt it was the army that removed mubarak, in syria the army is assad.

the christian community is ten percent of the population in both countries but in eygpt they have a pope

there is a major centre of islamic learning in eygpt and apparently there backing the coup