I see an economic diasater coming...

[triffid]

On public tv I heard the USA needs Egypt as an ally in the area.So most likely we will continue to provide aid to the military (1.2 billion).Saudia Arabia has pledged 12 billion if western powers stop providing aid. So time will tell what happens here.

[TinselKoala]

Let's just hope they don't decide to let out whatever they have locked up in these bunkers.

[the_big_m_in_ok]

On public tv I heard the USA needs Egypt as an ally in the area.So most likely we will continue to provide aid to the military (1.2 billion).Saudia Arabia has pledged 12 billion if western powers stop providing aid. So time will tell what happens here.

Morsi supporters are mainly the Muslim Brotherhood, and this is what the average Egyptian thinks of them:

http://www.arabtoday.net/in-the-headlines/no-sympathy-for-morsi-supporters-in-egypt.html

Now, what'll happen?   The Muslim Brotherhood is outnumbered by most Egyptians, so what can they do to get their way?

--Lee

[ecKen]

Please correct me, but as I understood it Mubarak simply was not "sharing the wealth" - by that I mean the 1.5 billion in aid the IMF...US gave him each year for assistance to his countrymen. I'm guessing that Morsi...or is it Mursi? exploited this fact in order to start a revolution that the US gov't ended up backing. Am I wrong about this? Now the people are still hurting with no real solution in sight for them. The military appears to be the actual in-charge group and the politicians are having to woo them in order to gain assistance in cementing a control of sorts. Losers...as always, the people.

Thanks,

Ken

[the_big_m_in_ok]

I'll start with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Morsi

Please correct me, but as I understood it Mubarak simply was not "sharing the wealth" - by that I mean the 1.5 billion in aid the IMF...US gave him each year for assistance to his countrymen.

Corruption is prevalent everywhere and the Arab world is no different.   I wouldn't be surprised if you're more right than wrong.

I'm guessing that Morsi...or is it Mursi? exploited this fact in order to start a revolution that the US gov't ended up backing. Am I wrong about this?

Well,  he was elected, but then he decided to side with the Muslim Brotherhood (Right?  True?) and then do a Hitler impression and grab all the power.   The Brotherhood is still behind Mursi.   THE MILITARY has the guns as well as The Brotherhood.   A Mexican standoff?

Now the people are still hurting with no real solution in sight for them. The military appears to be the actual in-charge group and the politicians are having to woo them in order to gain assistance in cementing a control of sorts.

Looks that way to me.   The Brotherhood is less numerous than the military and is distrusted by the people.   However, I'm confident they have the backing of other radical Muslims around the Arab world and can bring in men and guns if need be.

Losers...as always, the people.

And I know what that feels like.
(I feel like an Egyptian peasant ("fellah" in Egyptian Arabic---honestly, that's possibly where the English expression came from.)
       Seriously though, It's the ordinary people and the poor who're pawns in a power game/struggle between heavyweight Gov't bullies and criminal-minded thugs like The Brotherhood who put the public between them and use them as shields.

--Lee