How Can the Egyptian Turmoil End?

Egypt is slowly falling into complete instability. There are essentially three parties in the midst of this chaos. There is the government, controlled by President Hosni Mubarak, who refuses to leave his seat as President but is still trying to do tiny things to quell the chaos. There are the protesters, who believe that Mubarak must step down from being president. They are protesting because of many reasons, but they believe that replacing the government with a new one, much like what happened in Tunisia . There is also the army which, according to CNN, has recently stated on Egyptian television that it will not fire on protesters as long as they remain peacefully protesting.

It seems that things will continue to remain peaceful for the long-run as protestors have begun to camp out and build stages where people speak about the government and ask for change. With all these different parties and differing opinions, how can anything ever be resolved? There are some clear resolutions that can occur that will stop these protests and probably take Egypt right back out of our daily news.

Hosni Mubarak flee the county

At this point, President Mubarak can't just step down and expect to be a regular citizen. He also can't expect that any compromise other than him stepping down will stop the protesting. He probably can't even choose a successor like he has probably planned to do since he took over as President. The easiest solution would be for him to step down and flee the country. Many Middle Eastern countries may be willing to take Mubarak as a refugee. Recently, Saudi Arabia took on the Tunisian President, Ben Ali, and would probably welcome Mubarak.

Once he has stepped down, the protestors and their many unofficial leaders would probably take a long time organizing and establishing a clear constitution and government all of Egypt . This would not be an easy process with all the many views wanting to take part.

Mubarak can fight back

Mubarak probably cannot fight back against his whole country by using military force. The military has not said that they are backing him or the protestors but they have said that they won't attack the protestors anymore and that they are evaluating the concerns of the protestors. What Mubarak can do is everything he can to starve out the protestors. Food shortages are already a problem, but if he can get control over food supplies and promise their return once the protests stop, he may gain some stability and control.

Army rules

The only other option that is really available is that the army can kick out Mubarak and take control. Once in control, they can establish their own military rule that meets some of the demands of the protestors and also benefits military strength and control. If certain citizens are still not happy, there isn't much they can do against the military power of the country that controls all the weapons. With the army showing great signs of understanding and willingness to listen to the citizens, there is a great possibility that this will lead to the army being much more understanding to the public while in control.

There isn't a whole lot else that could happen to stop the chaos in Egypt though. There will not be any other country invading Egypt in order to stop the chaos. There probably won't be any large massacre of protestors. How long will it take to find some sort of resolution though? This will likely depend on how long the world media focuses on Egypt and they can get their voices heard.