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Egypt's way to democracy will be, at best, messy. But assuming its military can reach agreement with opposition leaders about the timing and shape of elections, Egypt's stage is set in some ways that its neighbors' have not been.

Three days ago, top Homeland Security Department officials touted new levels of cooperation with local law enforcement in a border task force. Now, one of the most prominent members of that task force has resigned, calling the government's announcement hypocrisy.

Triumphant Egyptians, fresh from toppling President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime, once again poured into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, many vowing to stay put until the military guarantees the protesters' hard-fought freedoms.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed control to the military on Friday after 30 years in office. The announcement by Vice President Omar Suleiman electrified hundreds of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, who hugged one another and chanted, "The people have brought down the regime!"

Millions of Egyptians celebrated the country's first transition of power in three decades on Friday after President Hosni Mubarak buckled to protesters' demands.

Egyptians have welcomed military rule with a massive display of joy. But many questions remain about what comes next — and there are strong doubts about whether military rule will lead to the demonstrators' ultimate goal: a credible transition to democracy.

For the Obama administration, forging an Egypt policy requires balancing competing goals and perceptions. The White House wants to be seen as sympathetic to the protesters' demands, but it has major interests at stake besides democracy, including counterterrorism and support for Israel.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the country's longest-serving leader since the 19th century, stepped down Friday. His 30-year rule is recalled as a time of political repression, widespread corruption and economic stagnation for all but an elite few.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Ronald Reagan was America's most ideological president in his rhetoric, yet pragmatic in his actions. He believed in balanced budgets, but never submitted one; hated nuclear weapons, but built them by the thousands; preached family values, but presided over a dysfunctional family. His vision of America divided the nation, yet no matter what people thought of him politically, Reagan always won them over personally.

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