A way forward in Egypt
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightOn Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama edged closer to ending Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule by stating: "It is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful and it must begin now." This was a turnaround in the U.S. administration's position, which a week earlier had assessed that the "Egyptian government is stable." But even this new, apparently tougher, line is still not keeping up with the chaotic events on the ground, which are in danger of spiraling out of control.