Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls for 'day of rage'

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44. Unfortunately, the only checks and balances that Egypt currently has is the military.

Morsi was not ruling under a democratic constitution, he was the one charged with establishing a constitution.

After his election, Morsi installed his supporters to all key posts, the MB dictated the terms of the new constitution and even declared that the Egyptian courts lacked authority to overturn his edicts. The only check on Morsi establishing a permanent theocratic rule under the MB was the military. Further, the army warned him time and time again about his totalitarian overreach, but to no avail. The military intervention was therefore entirely expected and supported by an arguable majority of the population. If the military had not acted as it did, Egypt might have ended up as the Sunni version of Iran.

I do not like military rule, but it is far preferable to the alternative at this juncture. The American priority now should be to limit the violence, attempt to prevent a civil war, and use our significant influence with the military to ensure they keep their promise to hold free elections in the near future.