Egypt Crisis a Diplomatic, Economic and Military Headache

The nervousness detectable in the statements emanating from various foreign ministries is understandable. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in particular has plenty of experience of how a crisis in Egypt can turn ugly with destabilizing consequences. Think of the 1950s emergence of Nasser, the conflict over Suez and the aftermath of military action.The U.S. administration is having to proceed very carefully in pursuit of a peaceful outcome, apparently giving covert encouragement to the protesters against President Hosni Mubarak while hoping that any change of government doesn’t end up with Egypt becoming a dangerous theocracy. The moderate reformers campaigning to get Mubarak out could eventually be swept aside by zealots.

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