I honestly believe its the end of an era -- the clandestine era. This is the information age but America still has a 20th century mentality. The toothpaste is out of the tube! Our days of propping up dictators are numbered.
The truth is America has tacitly been supporting dictators in Egypt (and elsewhere) increasingly since WWII. America has been caught in the headlights because no one knows the outcome of the Egyptian uprising. For now all Obama can do is tap dance. Everyone knows the truth about the Middle East...