By Katie Knapp Schubert
Omaha, NE – A Nebraska lawmaker believes the U.S. shouldn't have a role in determining whether Egypt forms a democracy.
Violent protests continue in Egypt following President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he won't seek re-election. Mubarak has ruled Egypt for 30 years.
U.S. Senator Ben Nelson says the situation is Egypt is troubling, and could lead to civil war. But he says the U.S. role should be to watch the situation and not impose democracy. "We are not in a position to take sides, it's an internal matter in Egypt. I think we should be anxious about what's going on because as it spreads, unrest has all sorts of unanticipated consequences."
Senator Nelson says it's too soon to tell if democracy will happen or work in Egypt. His comments came Wednesday during Nelson's weekly conference call with reporters.