As with all the other Arab countries the Egyptian government is corrupt and rotten from the top down. We are seeing an explosion in the Middle East and hopefully, a move towards democracy - if they can handle it.

That these movements are to open Muslim countries to freedom and democracy, I have serious doubts, also might be the reverse, and ends up falling into the hands of governments like Iran, but theocracy, but dictatorship, less freedom. Hopefully, I was wrong.

death of ruthless evil religious dictators all across the Middle East. It's been a long time coming. Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty we're free at last!!!!

If the Brotherhood takes over, and there's a very good chance it would, then Israel would have whackos on all sides- and a three-front war would be a very real possibility. Israel would probably have to rely on tactical nukes to disarm Syria and the nutjobs in Lebanon. Egypt can be put down with conventional weapons (as they know so well). Whatever happens, just don't let Jimmy Carter near anyone!

It's not only Egypt, Syria and Lebanon who are of concern. Other forces which might join the fray against Israel include Iran, Turkey, Hamas, and even Jordan, should the uprisings there lead to an Islamist takeover. And could America be counted on for any kind of assistance? And to what extent would Russia and China play an antagonistic role? Heck, even North Korea might get in on the action somehow. Despite all the above, my money's still on Israel.

with nuts to the east, west ,north and south, israel is not that big of a country. now you got lots o arabs out of work with something of a big chip on their shoulder. and now there are some 400 million who suround us folks. no i do not find this very funny at all. 1981 jimmy carter shoved this sinai deal down our throats for a worthless piece of paper good for 32 years until it expires with hosni. now we gonna give away golan and west bank? ih hope not. this is not good.

Right on my friend! My money is still and will always be on Israel. I have a fantasy and that is to watch all the Arab Muslims A.K.A. extremists A.K.A. destroyer of human life, eat each other until there are none left. The more I think about it, the more I like my fantasy! Shabbat Shalom,

All he is doing is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. He will transfer his assets and split. What happens next is anybodys guess.

Hey, where we are is not owned by President Clinton but Dr. Kissinger, who forced Israel not to decisively destroy the 6th Egyptian Army in 1973 (that Sharon had surrounded) but to disengage and permit a later opening for a peaceful solution of the Arab-Israeli conflict. So Camp David was a follow-up on a strategy that was set some years before--a strategy that may have run its geopolitical course. Might tell us something about the general life of peace agreements, or not, depending on how Mubarak fares. Problem is that the Western intelligentsia are tired of Israel, Zionism, and "the Jews" cutting down the margin of error for the Jewish state.

Weird when an enemy like Iran does the same thing, he is weirdly silent.

should not give advice to anyone. His knowledge of the regional and its peoples, and his understanding of the history of this part of the world does not qualify him to say a word, to anyone!

the US and Israeli influence ....hahahaha....we're getting our asses kicked all over the M-E . And now with the Palestinian Papers being released and the Palestinians realizing the extent of the dishonesty of Israel and the US...I would imagine things will change very soon on the Palestinian front also...... Palestine will demand reparations for all lands lost since '48...and all settlements remaining on Palestinian soil to pay property taxes to the new Palestinian government, which is already in the making... Can we say Diaspora again? TATA

and nobody really cares what he says. In the end, Mubarak will do what's good for Mubarak.

Jerks around violently, looking for its comfort zone, and gasping for breath. That's exactly what the Dictator of Cairo is doing. He is just delaying the inevitable: his official ouster, and his death. Apparently he still does not accept his mortality, and the death of the phony "political process" with Zionism.

to the free world!!!!

Get it? Careful what you ask for. Yes Egypt needs big reform, probably even less than Saudi Arabia and Iran and most muslim or arab countires...BUT going ballisti8c and destroying everything and sacking Hosni will bring you a Qaddafix10 instead.

.... sacking a Hosni and getting a Qaddafi in his place. You think some superman ghandi will emerge? No such thing. Either you are pro west or pro Islam/communist countries...no in between. So sack Hosni and get Egyptastan where unemployment will match irans 30%. you think 12% is bad? try 30% see how that tastes. best thing is if hosni does what he sayd, new government, more freedom, new economic plan to help his country, etc.

he was a cricket in the wheat fields, here he is pissing all over the pro west mubarak. I tell you, this dudes brain on foreign policy is that of a useful idiot.

Why is it when the U.S.A. votes in an idealistic leftist Idiot an Islamic country falls to the hands of Terrorists.Egypt like Iran will sooner or later become a enemy to the West.......The domino theory is alive and well in the Middle east . ...........God help us all.

don't have to go too far in history, 1938, Neville Chamberlain & Co. caved in to Hitler, gave away part of Czechoslovakia, we all know the result, in 1945 Churchill and Roosevelt caved to Stalin, they gave away Eastern Europe, we all know the result. In 1981 Carter caved to the Ayatollah, we all know the result. In 1952 a young army officer Nasser took over Egypt, we all know the result. The revolutions in the Arab world don't bring solution's to its people, another strongman will emerge a who knows? and what will happen to the peace treaty with Israel, what will happen to the border with Gaza and with the so-called democratically elected Hamas. So, why worry about the the Western spineless intelligentsia?

and a lot of well-meaning but ignorant Americans are still infatuated with him. What a pity for them and for us.

is toast and Israel must do what needs to be done, if Egypt collapses, the Golan MUST be taken back immediately !!!!...the Muslim in the White House has NO power at all to prevent this from happening...!!!!

Masters of the "phony political process", your leaders are nothing to write home about. Remember Arafat? He stole the Palestinians blind and controlled every aspect of Palestinian life.