The world watches inquisitively, intriguingly, and with uncertainty the political turmoil in Egypt. What will be the outcome? Would it be a status quo condition where the uprising would not alter the government? Would it be a rise of the fundamentalist government? Or would it be a reform the anti-Mubarak protesters are hoping for? No one knows for sure. But the uprising sends a clear message: that people in Egypt are looking for a change. From a pragmatic point of view, an immediate reform is unlikely. It takes time and patience. Bringing down a ruler is one thing but what follows afterwards is quite another. For example, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has managed to hold on to his power despite fierce opposition from his countrymen and other countries because there are no viable alternative candidates. As people in Egypt continues to protest against the Mubarak, their future in a peaceful and prosperous country remains unseen and untested. For now, they continue their struggle to topple an autocratic and a shrewd ruler who has been an ally of the Western world. But, most importantly, people in Egypt will need to embrace a much tougher challenge ahead: to clean up the mess after the big storm.
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