I was just thinking of how unforeseen the twists and turns of events in Egypt have been in the past two years. Some pundits might have guessed at some things, but generally I think people didn’t see much of this coming. Such as:

– The military wouldn’t step in and remove Mursi via a coup because the Brotherhood had made a deal with the military that neutralized them as antagonistic force

– The military and other elements of the ‘deep state’ would make sure a Brotherhood candidate like Mursi wouldn’t win elections

– The Brotherhood would be an inclusive force in power and not try to impose an Islamist agenda

– The military council SCAF would not try to hold on to power for much time

– The military would not allow Mubarak to face trial

– Mubarak would not go to prison

– Security forces would not be able to continue torture and abuse after Mubarak fell

– Mubarak would survive the protests and instigate a purge of protesters and opposition