Egyptian uprising

It was a long time coming baby! Let's hope move towards the better, and stay that way.

Yes, that is definitely, one of the most significant events in 2011 so far. Egypt is a key player in Middle East, and the future of the country will reflect the future of the region, and influence the World, as well. While I recognize the importance of this change, I cannot say I like it too much. No, there is no friends of mine in the former government, and I have no illusions on how the country was ruled. But, the future goverment may be worse (as military), or a total disaster (as ultra-religious state). Remember Iran?

I really don't have that much sympathy with them. I think they are actually just trying to get a stricter Muslim influence in. I wasn't paying much attention to it and after they attacked the female reporter I really don't care. I know the women tried to help but that was really a mess. I am not sure which side did that. They said the ones that don't want an uprising are against the reporters. I have had it with them bothering the reporters. Many don't know history and there are those naive people that see them looking for "democracy." The muslims took over after a war with the real Egyptians long ago. My politics are I know not on here but you would be suprised what people say off the record.

I really enjoyed the quality of this review. I am an American who has been living in the UK for over 6 years and I can feel a bit out of touch. It is nice to read something that reads fair and reasonable with no rhetoric or spin. It can be somewhat difficult to find frank discussions online so this was refreshing to read!

You'd be hard-pressed to find a story to knock this one off of the top of the list. Few good foreign-policy options available to the U.S. We supported the pig/torturer Mubarak for an embarrassing number of years to help keep the Middle East from completely exploding into war (Making Egypt play nice w/Israel) One could claim this as a foreign-policy victory. The price is now being paid- the typical Egyptian protester doesn't really want to hear about freedom coming from the mouth of an American gov't that turned a blind eye to the abuses of Mubarak. All revolutions begin with the best intentions until the real power-grabs begin. It's off to a fine start - but many eyes are nervously watching where it goes. The criticism of Big O here is strange. Of course he chose his language carefully and waited until the political push was real before telling Mubarak to leave the stage. Good foreign policy is careful, tactful, and chooses the best of diminishing options. Sorry that doesn'... Read more

Wha-ha-ha! And those towel-head really think the military is going to "step down peacefully" in six months? Suckers! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41558249/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Is anyone surprised at how the Obama administration ( comedy act ) handled this event? A comedy act that is getting less funny by the day.

For better or worse,it looks like "the people have spoken" for the 1st time since the French Revolution.

Though this is across the world from the US and thus harder for us to see its impact, this one's pretty major. It will be interesting to see how our Middle Eastern relations will be affected by this. Best of luck to the Egyptian people through what's bound to be a tumultuous time in their history.

Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak: OUT Omar Suleiman, head of Egypt's national intelligence agency: IN Prognosis: Business as usual.

How much He will rule , 30 years is too much yaar. Good uprising Egyptian you are doing well.

GTH's first law of Middle Eastern politics is "No matter how bad is the regime of the current tyrant , his successor's government will be much worse." The USA really doesn't have much at stake here except for its propping up of Israel and protecting Europe's oil supply. If Egypt, and then Jordan go under, Israel will drown in a sea of jihadism.Barack Hussein is becoming the laughing stock of the world press in his handling of this crisis. The Manchester Guardian is particularly brutal.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/06/barack-obama-egypt-policy

It's looking like Mubarak won't be stepping down, at least until September. He got a reprieve in part by fighting the battle on the streets to at least a truce. The reality is that there's some support for Mubarak, especially among government workers who hold political patronage jobs. Make no bones about it, this was a decision that was reached with US support. Of course, this will likely create more political instability in the short term, which will no doubt be compounded by weakened decision-making structures at the highest levels of Egypt's government. In short, this problem won't be resolved anytime soon, which gives the fundamentalist forces like the Muslim Brotherhood, normally not a real force in Egyptian politics, time to regroup. MB's rise would be disastrous for the country, but it might play into the US's agenda of pitting fundamentalist Sunni's against fundamentalist Shi'a's in Iran and Hezbollah controlled areas like Southern Lebanon. An unreported angle, bu... Read more

I can't say anything that Abichara didn't already say better. This uprising is a big deal. It will affect the US, and things will get worse long before it gets better. Keep a sharp eye out. The uprising seems to be losing the momentum it's been building up for the past few weeks, and negotiations are underway. But I don't think we've seen the last of this.

A political revolution....? Sounds pretty damn significant to me. Especially considering it could make or break the diplomatic relations between Egypt and Western countries. All depending upon who procures power after the revolt and what way did any Western countries get involved.

Poor Egyptians. Some are holding bread telling the world about their sufferings. It's not the government alone that's against their will. Someone in Egypt who does not know washington, has a lot of things to learn, like the devil is still at large. But seriously Mubarak must leave, and allow the Egyptians to chose the very own Egyptian person to lead them. Elbaradei has some formidable backgrounds in politics, let alone international affairs. In fact, the crisis in Egypt are far from over, and I think, the US will take a hit politically, if Obama does not tell his friend to let the grip off the power. ALL will be counted upon the shoulder of US. We all urge the army of Egypt to let freefall Mubarak, and listen to their parents. The same army Mubarak uses is the same army that comes from the people he is killing. You can't be powerful when your people hate you.