Sandmonkey on how the Army overplayed its hand

HERE. Sandmonkey thinks that Sunday’s nights grim incidents were the beginning of the end for the SCAF. I hope he’s right, and especially agree with several of his points:

*Some of the television stations counted upon by the Army are now badly compromised in the public mind, after they called on average citizens to come out and defend the Army against the Christian thugs (come on!).

*Sandmonkey speaks of “Army-worship” among the general public of Egypt, and I don’t think that’s an exaggeration. People really do adore their Army here. But this same Army also did things like let the thugs into Tahrir on February 2. What was new about Sunday night, however, was that we saw the Army actively involved in killing Egyptians. I can’t remember if that’s the first time it’s happened since February, but it’s the first time in such large numbers, for sure. This could cut into the automatic trust the Army generally receives from the populace, which in my opinion they forfeited even earlier. But now it ought to be fairly clear.

*The global perspective. U.S. military aid should be cut off until the SCAF steps down from power. I’m not sure if that will happen, but there’s perhaps at least a chance of it, since the phrase “they’re killing the Christians” might resonate with the right-wingers in the U.S. Congress, who always used to hate Sudan with a passion for similar reasons. Of course, there are differing views as to how dependent the Army really is on that U.S. aid.

I think we’re all still reeling from the sheer stupidity and brutality of the other night.