I don't think it was a coup that took place in Egypt against Morsi. Was it a coup when the Philippine Military turned on Ferdinand Marcos after millions of Filipinos poured into the streets to oust him during the People Power Revolution of 1986? I don't think so, and the outcome of the Snap Election was contested, by Marcos, and he didn't surrender his office as President. No, Marcos, like Morsi, was ousted by The People of their respective countries with aid of the Military. In the Philippines case, however, they had Corazon Aquino waiting in the wings to assume the Presidency (having been elected) and ousted President Marcos (who had claimed to have won re-election), was sent into exile. Then President Reagan stood by Marcos until the very end, and at no point declared there was a coup against Marcos, or cutoff US Aid to the Philippines because of his ouster. The final determination in Egypt on this event will be based on whether or not the Military aggressively pushes for elections to hasten transition to Democracy. If the Egyptian Military doesn't relinquish power, then the author has a legitimate case for declaring what occurred "a Coup".
It is hard for me to believe that someone from the CATO Institute would overlook the Suez Canal when considering kicking Egypt to the curb.
Disengagement with Egypt might resolve to the very kind of outcome we are trying to avoid. Patience is key.
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