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By Michael Georgy and Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army is recasting the country's political drama, giving a popular general the starring role in a change with echoes of the past that could undermine democracy in the Arab world. Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has emerged as a hero to many Egyptians after toppling Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and cracking down hard on his Muslim Brotherhood. Many liken Sisi to Gamal Abdel Nasser, the charismatic colonel who led a coup against the monarchy in 1952, set up an army-led autocracy and rounded up thousands of Muslim Brothers. ...More...