Change Irreversible News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Patriotically and responsibly as a caretaker to the state and will have to ensure a transition that is credible in the eyes of the egyptian people. that means protecting the rights of egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws making this change irreversible and laying out a clear path to election that is are fair and free. the united states will continue to be a friend and partner to egypt. we stand ready to provide whatever assistance is necessary and asked for to pursue a credible transition. european nations expressed concern that it could becom...

Happened next. >> the president was quick to welcome mubarak's sudden departure. >> this is the power of human dignity and it can never be denied. egyptians have inspired us and they've done so by putting the lie to the idea that justice is best gained through violence. >> mr. obama watched the dramatic scene unfold on an oval office television, calling on them to lead a peaceful transition. >> that means protecting the rights of egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to manager this change irreversible and laying out a clear path to elections tha...

Much for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. and now, to consider the presidential politics of what we have just witnessed, joining me now, new york city times columnist, nicholas kristof. thanks for joining me. >> my pleasure. >> the president made it clear this is just the beginning. here is what he had to say about what the egyptian military must do now. >> ensure a transition that is credible in the eyes of the egyptian people. that means protecting the rights of egyptian citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible, and l...

The secretary of state will be as publicly out there and pressing the military? >> i think what we've seen -- well, i think at every step along this way we have been very clear about the response, and you heard the president discuss it today, about violence, and i think it's remarkable. what we've seen in the past 18 days in terms of the type of sweeping change is -- is unlike anything we've ever seen in a short period of time, and i think the next process of this is -- is going to play out over a much longer arc. we will continue to be involved and to ensure that the transition -- the transit...

But i am confident that the people egypt can find the answers and do so peacefully, constructively and in the spirit of unity that has defined these last few weeks. for egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the dayment the military has served patriotically and responsibly, as a caretaker to the state, and will now have to ensure a transition that is credible in the eyes of the egyptian people. that means protecting the rights of egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible, and ...