So far, nothing-not even a civilian death toll approaching 1,000-has convinced Egypt's liberal secularists of the error of their ways in supporting the military takeover on July 3. Watching the release of former President Hosni Mubarak, the dictator they risked their lives to remove two years ago, might help change their minds. By throwing in their lot with the military, Egypt's liberals took at least two huge gambles: first, that the generals, after 18 bruising months in power from Mubarak's downfall to Mohamed Mursi's election, would have no appetite to rule; second, that in removing Mursi, the military would give Egypt's Arab Spring a second chance.
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