This doesn't sound like DP to me -- look at Turkey, where a much weaker islamist mov't ousted the more entrenched military

Submitted by Mark (United States), Jul 11, 2012 at 10:44

If the Islamists could take over turkey, Egypt will be a cakewalk for them, given some time.

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	Is your article totally obsolete? [22 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Mayer	Aug 16, 2012 20:38	197979
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	This doesn't sound like DP to me -- look at Turkey, where a much weaker islamist mov't ousted the more entrenched military [17 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Mark	Jul 11, 2012 10:44	197154
	Tantawi is gone, and it took even less time than I expected. [EOM] [12 words]	Mark	Aug 13, 2012 11:42	197154
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