Morsi's Ironic Power Struggle

[Ranger2]

With the events going on in Egypt, I can't help but notice the irony of the situation.

Back when Morsi took power, he knew that he had to take power away from the military so that Egypt could at least appear to be a democracy. It doesn't look good when your country is a military junta.

Since the military (SCAF) was so popular, seeing as it overthrew Mubarak, Morsi couldn't just oust it from all political power. So he made a deal with the military that would solidify his political power and placate any opposition.

Morsi would take away some of the military's governing power and the leader of the SCAF, General Tantawi, would resign, since he had been general under Mubarak.

In return, the SCAF leadership would not be controlled by Morsi, the military would have some political power, and top military leaders would be granted amnesty from any crimes committed under Mubarak.

This deal would give Morsi the backing (or at least toleration) by the military, which would solidify his legitimacy and help keep his position stable.

The irony is that General Sisi, the new leader of the SCAF who replaced Tantawi, is now calling for Morsi's resignation. The very man Morsi put in power to protect his position is now calling for Morsi's ouster.

I'm no fan of Morsi but I'm sure he's pretty ticked off by this betrayal.