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P.S. Issandr gets into

artappraiser — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:25:58 +0000

P.S. Issandr gets into something similar here on his post Egypt: the military's gambit

where he says

....eleven years in Egypt have taught me to never underestimate the power of the ERDF — the Egyptian Reality Distortion Field. It is a surprisingly flexible and adaptable weapon, even in the face of the most stubborn facts....

and the quote he uses from Sarah Carr.

What grows more and more

artappraiser — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:22:33 +0000

In reply to Rabbani points out what may

What grows more and more especially interesting is the difference in militaries, and how Gaddafi did not trust his own.

BTW mho this is excellent piece on the conundrum relationship between the Egyptian military and the people:

On the Square

Were the Egyptian protesters right to trust the military?

by Wendell Steavenson, February 28, 2011

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/28/110228fa_fact_steavenson#ixzz1FIKQiyiZ

A warning that Iis not hard assed analysis, it's just a writer trying to fathom it all by shoe leather watching and talking to people and weaving in historical fact. Some people don't like that sort of thing, but I do.

Rabbani points out what may

acanuck — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:18:23 +0000

In reply to Libya's Significance

Rabbani points out what may be the key factor in how these two revolutions turn out: Mubarak created serious problems for whoever or whatever succeeded him by stifling any alternative centers of power, but he didn't totally eliminate them. Qaddafi did a more thorough job.

So on the bright side, the Libyans get to start from scratch in building a new political order. On the other hand, they have to start from scratch. Which country got the better deal? Rabbani doesn't know. Neither do I. Nobody will, for quite some time.