Egypt announced the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak today, after thirty years of power and two weeks of violence upheaval from its people. Well, it seems the opposite was apparent. The military finally put the pressure on him, following even more angry protests that occurred yesterday, after Mubarak announced he would hand over some powers to his Vice President Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign.
His resignation comes after thirty years of dictatorial control on his people. Yet on the same end, Mubarak has been a very powerful ally to the United States to protecting Israel from radical terrorist groups.
While the Egyptian people began to celebrate immediately upon handing power over to the military, to some, this would give confidence that they will prevent hostile intervention from the Muslim Brotherhood.
But there is still cause for concern. The Muslim Brotherhood could end up getting a majority support from the people of Egypt and this would be catastrophic for the Middle East, as many of the protesters that wanted Mubarak to step aside, seem to be the ones supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
The resignation of President Mubarak will most likely send shock waves throughout the Middle East. With the case of the protests in Tunisia that ultimately forced the removal of its President Ben Ali, it spread like wild fire to Egypt. Now with Egypt out of the way, many other countries might also see more larger upheavals. Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iran.
If it spreads and the Muslim Brotherhood does end up getting support in these countries and carrying out its determination against Israel, the Middle East, well, might not be the Middle East anymore.
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