More Change In Egypt

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The Associated Press via Yahoo News is reporting that there is dancing in the streets in Egypt as President Mubarak has stepped down and control of the government has been given to the military.  Recently named Vice President Suleiman also seems to have lost his new found position.

The article quotes Vice President Suleiman's statement:

"In these grave circumstances that the country is passing through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to leave his position as president of the republic," he said. "He has mandated the Armed Forces Supreme Council to run the state. God is our protector and succor."

We will see what happens next.  The article reports:

"Earlier in the day, the council vowed to guide the country to greater democracy. It said was committed "to shepherding the legitimate demands of the people and endeavoring to their implementation within a defined timetable until a peaceful transition to a democratic society aspired to by the people."

"Abdel-Rahman Samir, one of the protest organizers, said the movement would now open negotiations with the military over democratic reforms but vowed protests would continue to ensure change is carried out.

""We still don't have any guarantees yet -- if we end the whole situation now the it's like we haven't done anything," he said. "So we need to keep sitting in Tahrir until we get all our demands."

"But, he added, "I feel fantastic. .... I feel like we have worked so hard, we planted a seed for a year and a half and now we are now finally sowing the fruits."

"Sally Toma, another of the organizers, said she did not expect the military would try to clear the square. "We still have to sit and talk. We have to hear the army first," she said."

There is some good news here.  If the military keeps its pledge to move toward democracy, the protestors will go away and the country will stabilize.  Also good news is the fact that the Egyptian military has worked closely with the United States on defense for a number of years.  Many of the military leaders are pro-western and appreciate the military aid the United States has given their country.  The unknown here is the role of the Muslim Brotherhood.  When the Muslim Brotherhood was given a role in the Lebanese government as it became a democracy, they simply waited for the opportune moment to make their move.  Five years later they simply took over the government.  That scenario needs to be avoided in Egypt.

 

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