Professor Jon Pevehouse

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Only time will decide Egypt's political fate

With the outcome of the upheaval in Egypt still uncertain, both supporters and detractors of the Obama administration have already begun to dissect the administration's strategy. There is no doubt that supporters noted the personal intervention by the president into the crisis as the violence in Tahrir Square began to escalate. Detractors will point out the relatively slow response as well as the seemingly abrupt change in tone of the administration, pushing back a long-time ally.