It’s clear that Egypt, following the revolution, is committed to putting into place a democratic government.
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
Elliot Abrams challenges the idea that Morsi's cleaning out the military leadership and replacing them with Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers is a good thing. After all, the thinking goes, the military should ultimately be under civilian control.
Abrams notes, however, that the extent of Muslim Brotherhood control is being underestimated or ignored, as Morsi takes over control of the Egyptian media as well. So while one may argue that Morsi's taking control of the military is a good thing --
