Somethimes coups are good for the health of the country. Case in point in Iran in 1953 when the commies were trying to take over....

Perhaps now at least we can agree that there was a coup in 1953.

Now we can move on to debate as how good it was for the country, that is moving from a democratically elected to a military elected leader which most historian believe he was a dictator rather than a leader and of course many believe the 1979 uprising was the fruit of that coup.

Mehrdad

Was Mosaddegh's dissolution of the Majles and sham referendum also a coup? Btw, Mosaddegh was not "democratically elected", he was appointed by the Shah twice as Prime Minister and dismissed twice.

Recommended Reading / Watching:

THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY: How Would You Evaluate Iran's Democracy Index in 1953 ?

How about this option:

I DON'T BLOODY CARE !!!!

There would have been no "toppling" by a free election. From the day Morsi won a free election, he and the Muslim Brotherhood worked to change the Constitution to preclude further, free elections. That's what the briefly free people saw, and that's why they revolted.

Perhaps a return to Mubarak's days, the rule by the military which controls most of the economy, just like our own Sepah.

Mehrdad