The new dawn in Egypt will require active engagement by the administration to bolster pro-democratic secular forces over more radical Islamist elements.

Building a strategy to oppose the al Qaeda network requires detailed understanding of its different operating environments.

Before heralding the announcement as another regime to fall in the current wave of change sweeping the Middle East, observers should note that Saleh may not stick to his word.

The situation in Egypt appears to be somewhere between that of Tiananmen and that of Ukraine.

The Obama administration could evaporate the confusion over its position on Egypt by directly stating his support for the cause of the protesters and by threatening to cut its aid to the government.

The president and his administration should affirm their support for democracy and civil liberties in Egypt.

The new Congress must not shirk its duty in helping government execute its chief mission: protecting American citizens.