"The announcement on Sunday suggested that Mr. Morsi was willing to stake his credibility on a challenge to the military’s version of power sharing, which left the president’s legislative agenda and even his budget dependent on the generals."
- Kareem Fahim, NYT
This seems to make sense, however. If a president is freely elected, he should have reasonable authority above and beyond a related military council. Unfortunately for Morsi, the move may look like a greedy grab for power. But, after all, "the people and the president are one hand.”
The Egyptian situation is a perfect example of the gray areas which pervade politics - especially in foreign policy. From the viewpoint of someone concerned with spreading liberal democracy throughout the world, neither the continuation of the Military rule nor the Muslim Brotherhood in power are ideal situations.
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