the Washington Post’s English translation of the Egyptian military statement

HERE.

It’s hard to make a deal with someone who has a bigger stick than you do, but that’s precisely what the Muslim Brotherhood did last year. And now they’re about to get hit with the big stick.

Reports have it that the Army has already seized the airport and will arrest any Brotherhood leaders attempting to leave, and have also arrested 15 bodyguards of El-Shater, the guy just above Morsi in the food chain.

I think the size of yesterday’s protests speaks for itself. But people should think twice before they cheer a military takeover, especially so soon after the last military interregnum.