>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/world/middleeast/04diplomacy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss > >Snippet: > >The Obama administration is discussing with Egyptian officials a proposal for President Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately, turning over power to a transitional government headed by Vice President Omar Suleiman with the support of the Egyptian military, administration officials and Arab diplomats said Thursday. > >Even though Mr. Mubarak has balked, so far, at leaving now, officials from both governments are continuing talks about a plan in which Mr. Suleiman, backed by Lt. Gen. Sami Enan, chief of the Egyptian armed forces, and Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, the defense minister, would immediately begin a process of constitutional reform.
One concern I have is you have to wonder about the intentions of the Egyptian military. Are they really going to transition power to a new civilian government or are they going to want to go back to a military regime?