I have goosebumps watching the celebration in Tahrir Square on Al Jazeera English. The people of Egypt wanted change. They demanded it, peacefully mobilizing using modern technology and protesting for the end of an oppressive and brutal regime. During the past eighteen days, The White House appeared caught off guard, the sentiment of official statements changed every few days signifying chaos behind the scenes in strategic cabinet meetings. It was disheartening to watch the US tiptoe around the very freedom we cherish and spend trillions of dollars trying to enforce globally, all because we didn't want to upset our strongest ally in the Middle East. Yes, politics is complicated and dirty, but I wish it wasn't so. In the midst of so much war and terror it is refreshing to witness a dictator overthrown without tanks, guns or bloodshed. The impossible is indeed possible. Only time will tell the true impact of these events, but I'm a believer in democracy. Authentic democracy. Let freedom ring.
