Thread:Comments:Hosni Mubarak steps down as president of Egypt/Not as meaningful as it seems.

The military's been in power, through proxy leaders, since 1952. Every leader has been ex-military. So "whether Mubarak will step down" seems like a bit of a red herring; the real question is whether the military ruling class will permit free/fair elections.

Reference: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-williams-egypt-20110210,0,192158.story