Quote Originally Posted by DragonHeart View Post
So, Egypt. Anyone else following the news lately? A lot going on with this right now. The internet and cell phones have been turned off in the entire country. Protests, demonstrations, looting. Tanks in the streets. 50,000 demonstrators in Tahir square, Cairo. At least 100 dead.

The army made a statement that they would not use violence against civilians. In fact, they are being asked to join the people and help get rid of Mubarak and his regime.

From the discussions I've heard and read, if Mubarak leaves that may be good for Egypt but perhaps not so good in terms of US relations. Mubarak would leave a vacuum that would likely be filled by the Muslim Brotherhood.

I'm going to be reading up on this a bit as I can, hopefully I will have some good links to put up. In the meantime, pretty much every news agency is running stories about Egypt so it's easy to check up on.

~DragonHeart~
From what I've heard, the Muslim Brotherhood has stated that they don't want to do anything that may jeopardize the protests, and are merely taking a participatory role rather than a leading one. Whether that means they have an active interest in power, I don't know, however I'm inclined to believe that democratic election will take place if/when Mubarak leaves.

Honestly, I think that anytime a people exercise their right to protest and assemble, that it's a wonderful thing. Especially considering that the people are demanding the right to a democratic election to remove their corrupt leaders.

As far as looting goes, that seems to be limited to a minority, and the army has moved in to attempt to stop that. I also recall early reports that the protesters had formed a human chain around the museum of antiquities to try and kick the looters out, so take that for what you will.