Egypt's Revolution: Can It Stay The Distance? -- The Independent
After thirty unbroken years as President of Egypt, it had seemed as if Hosni Mubarak's charmed career was finally coming to an end.
But yesterday, Cairo's famous traffic jams were back. Businesses, shops, and banks were open across the capital. Barack Obama spoke of the "progress" the Egyptian government was making towards reform. And though still in tens of thousands, the numbers at Tahrir Square were probably down on the previous day.
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My Comment: The opposition is divided, and there are still many who support Egyptian President Mubarak. If that was not the case .... the Egyptian army would have made Mubarak pack his suitcases and go into exile to a friendly nation a long time ago.
For the moment, the Egyptian revolution will lose steam, but the tent city at Cairo's Tahrir Square will continue to exist and protests will continue but at a lower level. The next few days/weeks are still going to be crucial, and if there is no movement towards political reform, dialogue with the opposition, and acting on their concerns .... Egypt's unrest and revolution will come back with even greater intensity than before.
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