History in the Making...

I am glad that I waited until today to write about Egypt.

Hosni Mubarak chose to step down after his 30 year presidential "reign" in Egypt.  Many Egyptian citizens have been hoping for this in the past few weeks. Mubarak originally promised that he would not run again in September, but would remain in office until then.  This was not what the citizens wanted. The citizens were clear and they wanted change. They did not want seven more months of a President that they could not trust.

If it wasn't for the peaceful actions of the protesters,and the military, Mubarak could have chosen to stay in office stating instability as a reason to remain until September. But the citizens kept their cool and made their message clear; Mubarak must go.

When Mubarak announced his resignation, an explosion of celebration was heard all around Cairo and other cities in Egypt.  The citizens voices were finally heard, they wanted change and they achieved it.

The speech President Obama made today truly covers the aspect of what occurred in Egypt.  President Obama stated that "There are very few moments in our lives that we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times."

There is no other words to explain what happened in Egypt, except "history taking place."