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No. I was thinking about US, Israel, Iraq, Turkey all the power shifts that would result, IF the Egyptians make themselves a representative government.
It's reported that Israel agreed to moving some Egyptian troops into the Sinai and street reports that Mubarak was in Sharm el-Sheikh. I had to go read about Sharm. Beside tourism, there are some government complexes to host international conferences. There's some history of agreements with part of the Egyptian Israelis peace treaty I don't know much about.
Looking at a map, it looks like a safe keeping place for Mubarak and whatever loyal military brass he has with him. Nice international airport and a quick flight to Saudi Arabia.
I am just speculating.
Carrol writes:
``A representative democracy in Egypt will have one of two consequences: 1) It will 'come around' to toeing the line set by the U.S. and the EU
Or
2) It wi evolve, be replaced by, a fundamentalist theocracy, more or less `liberalized.' No democracy not approved of by the EU and/or the U.S. can endure.''
I pretty much disagree with both. (2)I don't see any version of a theocracy. Egyptians have watched religious civil wars in Lebanon and Iraq. All the slogans are completely secular
As to (1) I wouldn't bet on a representative government `coming around' since much of the resistance is against US and EU policies that Mubarak followed.