Obama tries to avert an explosion of violence in the Arab world's most populous country.
President Barack Obama makes a statement on the situation in Egypt from the driveway of his vacation house in Chilmark, on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., on Aug. 15, 2013
However awful Egypt’s political crisis may appear after the bloody
government crackdown that left more than 500 protesters dead, the worst
may be yet to come. Islamists enraged by the military-led government’s
brutal tactics could retaliate on a scale that touches off an even
bloodier phase to the struggle, regional experts say.
“I think a cycle of violence is coming,” says the Century
Foundation’s Michael Wahid Hanna. “This will likely take the form of
insurgent tactics, including possibly suicide bombings and
assassinations.”
And that, in turn, would provoke more harsh tactics by the
government. “Further violence will push greater repression and
authoritarian behavior,” Hanna adds. “De-escalation, let alone
democratic transition, is a long way off.” And all in a country already
veering toward potential economic collapse and awash in arms.
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