I remember mubarek saying to netanyahu when he was prime minister that netanyahu was a dictatator. Netanyahu responded that since mubarek took office after sadats assasination there had been 7 or 8 different prime ministers in Israel and that Mubabrek had been in there for more than 20 years with sham elections keeping him there.
Rulers like Mubarek are part of the problem. The question is are they willing to be part of the solution(?)...move their countries towards a genuine democracy. In Mubarek’s case, I have my doubts.