"The United States wants to see steps taken to transition Egypt to a democracy, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday in remarks that avoided stating a U.S. preference about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's fate but offered several positive marks for Egypt's army." Fox.com
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Having watched the early Sunday newsies, I would say that judgments in the Obama Administration and the punditry are solidifying in the dorection of advocating a managed transition to democratic election with the sponsorship and protection of the Egyptian armed forces.
Clinton's statement on FNS today struck (IMO) the right note with regard to an orderly transition and the role that it is expected the army will play. One can be sure that the lines of communication between the Pentagon and the Egyptian General Staff are wide open. The installation of respected (within the military) figures like the new VP and PM bodes well for the future if the mob and its supporters do not panic the world into a blind acceptance of street theater.
For those who are sure that Islamists have no future in the successor governments, one should note the arrival in Tunisa of Rashid Ghanoushi, the Islamist politican who has been in exile since Bourguiba sent him there. He is a dangerous, seductive man who reasons like a Cartesian and believes like Al-Ghazali. pl