Daily World Buzz: Obama hard with Mubarak "The transition will start now"

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Obama hard with Mubarak "The transition will start now"

NEW YORK - "The transition will start now" was not an appeal, an order was what the U.S. president, Barack Obama gave today in Washington to the President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak. In a highly anticipated action, and lasted only four minutes, Obama has weighed very carefully every word of his statement.

But against Mubarak was clear: his televised speech on how important it was not enough, and the United States expect that transition will start now, immediately. " "President Mubarak has also recognized that the status quo (in Egypt) is not sustainable and that we need a change - Obama said -.

For Egypt has opened a new chapter," Mubarak must take note and ensure that "now" an orderly and peaceful transition. The U.S. is not a matter of months, as suggested by Mubarak in his speech, is a matter of weeks, days. Obama's speech was followed by Mubarak at the White House Situation Room, where he had convened a special meeting of his Security Council to assess the situation in Egypt, among others, the present Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

After watching the speech Mubarak, Obama has had with him a speech of half an hour. Then it was presented on TV and spoke to America first, but well aware that his audience at that time was not only Egypt but the entire Middle East. The U.S. president did not report what the two leaders have objected.

But said that "the same Mubarak has acknowledged that the staus quo is not sustainable and that we need a change." The only way out for him is an initiative of "immediate." It is not for the U.S. indicate that "the change" may be, said Obama. But surely it must be clear to all, both in Egypt as the Middle East that the United States has deployed in defense of all universal rights "and against the violent.

Obama congratulated for the professionalism shown so far by the Egyptian army, and hoped that "it continues." Then he concluded: "the many young people who are in place in Egypt these days I would say that we Americans hear your voice." It was Hillary Clinton, who until a week ago had claimed that Mubarak was "stable" to propose sending Obama to Egypt Wisner-solve problems, the diplomat that Bush already had negotiated for the independence of Kosovo.

Only Wisner, a friend of Mubarak in Egypt and with many hooks, could deliver the message of the President of the Nobel Peace Prize, which fears a Tiananmen Arabic: "For the U.S.," he said "your presidency is over." A few hours earlier, even Benjamin Netanyahu had given the sack the next most valuable, urging "the international community to require compliance with any peace with Israel by the Egyptian government."