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In reply to the discussion: What will the "revolution" look like when people have had enough? [View all]moondust
(20,048 posts)Maybe even veto power.
As in most conflicts, much would depend on what the military chose to do of its own volition, whether to take sides or stay on the sidelines. Egypt is a good example. The Egyptian military stayed mostly neutral on the sidelines during the overthrow of Mubarak which allowed the opposition to grow and finally prevail. Then I think the military did take sides and was instrumental in deposing Morsi and outlawing the Muslim Brotherhood. Of course now there's a military man (Sisi) running for president so maybe that was the plan all along.
Before the invasion of Iraq I had a dream one night in which tanks rolled up onto the White House lawn and ordered the Bush administration to abandon its invasion plans for the good of the country.