Hosni Mubarak has been an unpredictable ally. He has played our foes as well as us. It is not a surprise that al Qeada ostensibly began in Egypt as he intentionally ignored the anti-Semitism and anti-Westernism propaganda being espoused by Muslim clerics. No one knows on what side this will all fall. What is important is that America should continue to be consistent in its belief of a free domocracy and protection of human rights. Obama did miss a very important opportunity with Iran and I have little faith given his administration will capitalize on the opportunities that could, if planned right, open in Egypt. Clearly Mohammed ElBaradei favors the Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey's prime minister Tayyip Erdogan both of which do not bode well for us. Time will tell