Hosni Mubarak, the President of Egypt, has deceived everyone from Egypt's military to President Obama. Mubarak gave a highly anticipated speach Thursday evening through which he implied he was going to step down from office. In this speech he claimed that he was not stepping down but simply giving more power to his vice president Omar Suleiman. Officials were atonished, claiming that this is not what they were told. The officials were not the only ones who were told President Mubarak was going to resign. Obama was expecting this as well and was probably left feeling confused and embarrassed. Obama was left disrespected and looking like a fool, which shows the US is no longer as strong of a country as we once were. Protesters reacted violently, and his speach can only lead to more violence in Cairo. History could be in the making but not smooth peaceful history, history of violence and anger against a power hungry dictator. Nothing positive can come from this decision.
http://theweek.com/article/index/212017/mubaraks-refusal-to-resign-did-he-just-make-things-worse
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