tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post8361201225086268829..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: Ammar Steps Down as Tunisia's Army ChiefUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-14091256046617982252013-06-26T15:47:29.655-04:002013-06-26T15:47:29.655-04:00The army is the institutional hero of the Tunisian...The army is the institutional hero of the Tunisian Revolution. (There are also many individual heroes, ranging from street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi to elder statesman Beji Caid Essebsi.) Early on, the military made clear it would not be there to keep Ben Ali in power by killing demonstrators, but it provided just enough muscle to prevent Tunisia from dissolving into a nightmare of insecurity. History will treat Ammar kindly.David Macknoreply@blogger.com