Why I am not jumping up and down over the Egyptian protests

[RandySF]

I am not jumping up and down over the current unrest in Egypt because I don't know where this thing is headed. Mubarek is a torturing, dictatorial thug, but before we start calling for Obama to throw him out of Cairo, we need to ask the most important question: What comes next? Would we see a Western-style democracy that Lebanon is striving for (in fits and starts)? Will it be a US-propped government similar to Iraq? Or will we see the largest and, historically, most important Arab country in the world become a theocracy sitting next to the Suez Canal and an already paranoid Israel? What would Israel's reaction be and neighboring countries' reactions after that? I'm not saying I know what will happen because I don't, but I don't think anyone else really does either.

EDIT: Why I am not not jumping up and down over having Mubarek removed.

I don't want to sneak around and change the title above. I like to own my mistakes and it may confuse people if I change it. The people of Egypt have every right to stand up and demand an end to torture and incarceration of political opponents, free elections and an economy that actually functions, but Mubarek's ouster creates a great unknown.