Can Egypt change?

Posted By Lisa Anderson, Steven Cook, Michele Dunne Friday, July 23, 2010 - 7:00 AM Share

As reports of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's declining health continue, our authors weigh in on Egypt's political future in a post-Mubarak world. Can Egypt change? Has it already changed? What are the kinds of changes it will need most in the coming years?

Lisa Anderson takes a look at Egypt's economy, arguing it has already seen quite a bit of change.

Steven Cook argues Egypt's stagnant political institutions are its real barriers to change.

Michele Dunne traces the transformations Egypt has made in the last decade.

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ISAADAWI

5:01 AM ET

July 25, 2010

again

I love my President and wish he keep forever. I LOVE MUBARAK

PURE SILVER88

6:29 AM ET

July 25, 2010

why mubark

what did mubark do for egypt....& even if he did.......we are not the kingdom of mubark.we are the Egyptian republic.....we need change..and change will come...

ISAADAWI

7:39 PM ET

July 27, 2010

Mubarak made me love him. I

Mubarak made me love him. I am Egyptian and no one will know better than me about Mubarak and Egypt. He really rule very good but people not acting well coz of the media and satellite damage they brain.

OL60280

6:22 AM ET

July 25, 2010

From Bad o Worse

Even if he is mother Teresia , No president should be allowed to stay this long , This system can not tolerate or allow real opposition , The supposedely law enforcement forces are only enforcing laws to make one person stay on power for as long as he lives. and ignoring laws fair to ordinary Egyptians.

All the money US pumps into this system is only used for this end , no single Egyption outside the president circle takes any benefit from this money or any other revenue genetared from any natural or unnatural resources in the country.

The fault here lies on all Egyptians who are bearing the unberable for over 58 Years.

NNDREZA

7:06 AM ET

July 25, 2010

Arab Dictator

this Arab dictator died in 2004 according to one of his doctors ,this Mubarak is a fake version lool

AURANGZEB KHAN III

10:38 PM ET

July 25, 2010

After Mubarak Muslim Brotherhood will come into power

and that will be a delightful, delectable time for America as the song and dance will end.

AURANGZEB KHAN IV