Goodness ...

[blamebrampton]

Mubarak has actually resigned, and handed power over to the army.

I'm a bit breath-holdy on the whole thing now, because while that is what people wanted, the opportunity for it to go wholly pear-shaped is still very real. Good luck, Egypt!

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[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I'm in two minds on this one. As a general rule, armies in charge are a TERRIBLE idea. But there are certain times and places where the army can provide a workable stable power until the civilian agency is ready to reassert itself.

The trick is that it only works when the army is the least corrupt option. This is why they are a terrible option in Pakistan as they have been endemically corrupt since the nation came into existence. In Egypt, they could possibly be all right, as of the four agencies of the state (political, legal, police and military), the army is historically the least corrupt and most respected.

Of course, it could still go horribly wrong ...