"... A special envoy dispatched to Egypt by President Barack Obama told Hosni Mubarak that the U.S. saw his presidency at an end and urged him not to seek another term in office while preparing for an orderly transition to real democracy in elections, American officials said Tuesday.
The message was delivered to Mubarak on Monday by Frank Wisner,....Wisner and Mubarak are friends and the officials said the two had a back-and-forth discussion in which each provided the other with their perspectives on developments. Wisner's message was disclosed as the Obama administration ramped up outreach to the hundreds of thousands determined to force their long-time leader out of power...
The moves signaled that after a week of carefully balancing support for protesters and its close ally of three decades, the U.S. has decided that continued backing for Mubarak as president was untenable..."
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
"Time is up!"
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Washington is still playing catch up. By the time Washington figures out that Mubarak should not "run for reelection"--next fall!!!--the Egyptian opposition coalition is demanding an interim opposition-army group be given power to organize free elections for regime change.
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