Foreign policy is not my bag, really. But, watching as events unfold this day, I believe the People of Egypt have proved a longstanding theory of mine: Once we realize that there are more of us than there are of them, things will change, and violence is not necessary.
Those people have demonstrated, in no uncertain terms, the power of peaceful protest. Even at the risk of their own lives, they remained, and did not answer violence with violence. They simply stood their ground, and said, "No, this is not acceptable." Rather than storm the palaces and the museums and the state-run media, they formed human chains to guard them, and chanted "Peace, peace, peace." They did exactly the right thing. Their dictator wanted them to turn to violence, so that he would have an excuse to turn the guns on them, and they knew it, and refused to play the game. And now, they are there, and he is gone.
No one knows what the future holds for Egypt, least of all me. But today, I will take a moment to thank the people there for reminding us all of the power of peace.
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