John Kerry's sensible, forward-looking advice on the Egyptian uprising

Sen. John Kerry, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, offers some sound advice to both the besieged President Mubarak and the Obama Administration in responding to the crisis in Egypt:

EVEN if the protests shaking Egypt subside in the coming days, the chaos of the last week has forever changed the relationship between the Egyptian people and their government. The anger and aspirations propelling a diverse range of citizens into the streets will not disappear without sweeping changes in the social compact between the people and the government — and these events also call for changes in the relationship between the United States and a stalwart Arab ally.

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