Other retired generals have been quoted as saying in other forums that if the President is acquitted, there could be trouble since the citizens will not accept it and that in the ensuing trouble, the military might be called upon to restore order. These retirees opined, however, that such intervention by the military shouldn t take long as it would readily hand over the reins of power to the duly constituted successor. It may or it may not. It is too risky a proposition. Sadly, history is replete with military elements who seized power to restore order and stability, but ended up liking the exercise of power.
Power is a heady potion that inebriates dictators, be they civilian or military.
If the civilians are in the thick of things, the military will have to stay in the sidelines, but if we don t get involved, the military could misinterpret that civil indifference, and it might move in. Women s International War Crimes Tribunal - Ma.