IMO the only move America had at this late stage was to tell Mubarak to quickly leave and quietly support the military in establishing a new government. Earlier on we could have demanded constitutional and economic reform but behind the scene. Now I have no hope of a good outcome. The critical point has come and gone.
The military owns Mubarak, and he will do exactly what they tell him to do.
Unfortunately, the weakness of our “president” is making a good outcome unlikely.