When this whole Egyptian uprising started, I mentioned that the key player(s) in this revolution is the military and sooner or later, the military will have to make a stand.
Dictators usually ply the military with all sorts of gifts and rewards, hoping that they will remain loyal in times of turmoil. The Egyptian military has been spoiled by Mubarak and is involved in an assortment of money making ventures with the blessing of the government.
During this turmoil, the military just stood by and it appeared, actually sided with the protestors.
Mubarak probably tried to get the military on his side by promising all sorts of reform and more gifts too but it appears, to no avail.
Today, the senior generals appeared on TV to assure the Egyptian population that they will do what is required to keep the nation safe and return the nation to normalcy as soon as possible which means that they will honor the people’s demand for Mubarak to step down; Mubarak, it seems, did not want to do that and was going to hang on for as long as he could.
This is where it gets a little tricky. The military will oust Mubarak and assume control of the country; then what…
The generals could dismiss the entire government and call for elections as soon as possible. The generals could put up one of their own as a candidate thus keeping their finger in government or they could actually call for totally free elections.
Newscasters have been warning about the ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD which was banned by Mubarak as an extremist group bent on taking over the country and ruling under strict Islamic Law (burkas are back).
I think the Egyptian people, many secular, would not allow that to happen but the fear is always there. Look at Iran
I hope this turns out well because as mentioned before, Egypt is on my bucket list to see before I kick the bucket and tourism in Egypt
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