Current situation in Egypt is the same dilemma that was there in the spring

Deseret News editorial

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 28 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made a gross miscalculation when he asserted vast new political powers, making himself immune to any oversight. He called it a temporary measure to protect the revolution, the drafting of a new constitution and the nation's agonizing, unnecessarily long transition to democracy.

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Mountanman

Hayden, ID

Another dictator is born, enabled by the Obama administration! Now hold on Obama supporters! If this had happened under the Bush administration, would you not blame him? Didn't we see and hear Hillary over in Egypt cheering on the "Arab More..

7:45 a.m. Nov. 28, 2012
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mohokat

Ogden, UT

Way to go Mountainman. Obamas famous Arab spring seems to be imploding in his face. I guess we should welcome back the bad guys he helped depose. They were sure better for the U.S. than what we now have.