Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Bowing to eight days of protests, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday he will not seek office again in elections scheduled for September, but vowed to stay in the country and finish his term.
Egyptians aren't just going to take this right? 8 days of mayhem, rioting and protesting weren't just so that the dictator/president won't run for re-election I hope. How out of touch does this guy have to be to think this will appease them. Like, "Oh yea, we just spent 8 days clashing with police and armed forces, looting, rioting and living in the streets so that you'll quietly go away 7 months from now." Umm no.
Did the Hitler stop his madness after Chamerlain agreed to appease him? No. Did a bunch of Patriots give up the fight after Britain made a few concessions during the revolutionary war? No, they chased those yellow, sissy Brits all the way back to their boats. Did the Chilean Miners give up their story of hope and redemption after being raised out of the mine shaft? No. They partied for months until their government had enough and sent them back to the mines.
Moral of the story, don't settle for the first concession you get, and definitely don't settle for 9 more months of the very same thing you've been rallying against.
But please don't hurt the Pyramids or Sphinx. I'd still like to see those someday, and they're pretty much the only thing the world knew you for before this week, so I'd think long and hard before doing anything too rash to your nation's identity/tourist income supply.
