Posted on 02/12/2011 10:19:04 AM PST by ColdOne
CAIRO -- The ruling military pledged Saturday to eventually hand power to an elected civilian government and reassured allies that Egypt will abide by its peace treaty with Israel after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, as it outlined the first cautious steps in a promised transition to greater democracy.
The military's statement Saturday had been eagerly awaited by the public and thousands of protesters still massed in Cairo's central Tahrir Square. The crowds were still riding high on jubilation over the success in removing Mubarak on Friday after 18 days of unprecedented popular protests, but they promised to maintain pressure on the military to carry through long-sought reforms.
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And now that Mubarak is gone the jobs will materialize overnight. Just like here in the USA.
The ruling military pledged Saturday to eventually hand power to an elected civilian governmentThe ruling military didn't consult first with the self-appointed next dictator:
Hey maybe they could grow some vegetables over there...
;’) Uh, but wouldn’t that involve work?
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