this will not end well for him we shall see soon
Here is why this is the best Move for Egypt and why he did what he did.
Morsi has moved with extreme prudence to implement free elections, reassure Christians and secular liberals, and deftly break the iron grip of Egypts bloated armed forces. Few believed that the colorless, low-key Morsi, a former political prisoner, would be able to out-manoeuver Egypts powerful, US-backed generals. But he did, with deftness and remarkable skill, getting younger senior officers to gently oust the pharaonic old guard.
Morsi managed to reign in the armed forces and return Egypt to civilian control. But, until this week, Morsi and his allies in the Muslim Brotherhoods Freedom and Justice Party were unable to oust an entrenched cadre of Mubarak-appointed officials and henchmen in the judiciary, security police, academia, media and the diplomatic corps.
They constitute what is known as Egypts deep government, the real power in the nation that reported directly to Mubaraks entourage.
This parallel regime had thwarted many of Morsis efforts to reform the corrupt ruling system, construct a truly democratic republic, and break the hold of Egypts pampered, westernized urban elite who enjoyed almost total political and economic power under Mubarak.
Egypts deep government very closely resembles a similar Kemalist secular ruling structure in Turkey that controlled the powerful military, security services, courts, universities, media, big business cartels, and Islamic religious institutions. and was closely allied to the US and Israel.
Breaking the grip of the Turkeys deep government took now PM Recep Erdogan and his AK Party ten years of patient siege Erdogan finally managed to put the military and security forces under civilian control, free much of the economy from the Kemalist elite, and turn Turkey into a impressive if not perfect modern democracy - generating a 7%growth rate.
President Morsi is now trying this same shock therapy for Egypt, which desperately needs to be shaken up and modernized. His biggest problem: Egypt cant feed itself nor generate funds to import food. So Cairo is forced to rely on the United States and, now, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for a financial lifeline.
Spare parts and munitions for Egypts US-equipped military are kept scarce by Washington, meaning it can maintain internal security but not fight Israel or any other power.
Now, however, the formerly cautious, plodding Morsi has staged a coup of sorts to purge what he calls the Mubarakist weeviles thwarting reform. Could the cure be worse than the disease?
Morsis coup has scared a lot of Egyptians and done nothing to burnish the reputation of political Islamists. While his thunderous action is in good part understandable, he should have taken a slower, more patient Turkish approach. His abrupt action causes his many domestic and foreign foes to unite against him.
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