Egypt serves as a warning to Karzai?

Hey guys,
In light of the recent crisis in Egypt, I thought that I would speak a bit on how this debacle affects the situation in Afghanistan. Essentially, the Egyptian citizens are fed up with the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, as many Afghans are fed up with the fraud of Hamid Karzai. In these two cases, American foreign policy proves hypocritical, as America has supported, in Afghanistan and Iraq, the establishment of a democratic government. However, in Egypt, America has overtly propped up the autocratic regime of Mubarak. In fact, the people of Tunisia revolted to oust an American- backed dictator, and now the Egyptians are following suit. Some even say that perhaps Libya and Algeria are soon to follow. Back in Afghanistan, citizens ponder the future of their nation as Karzai becomes increasingly autocratic and America braces itself for a 10th year of military occupancy. As Mohammid Nasib, managing director of WADAN (grassroots organization supporting democracy) puts it, "Karzai is trying to suppress a problem rather than solve it, and that in the end makes the problem worse." Furthermore, when an autocrat "sweeps problems under the rug for too long, the situation becomes volatile and, as Nasib pointed out, 'We can all see the evidence of that now in Egypt.'"
The fraud apparent in Karzai's administration infuriates the Afghan people. For example, Karzai is hand- picking the jury to stack Parliament in his favor. In fact, Karzai is encouraging courts to examine the fraudulence of other Parliamentary members while keeping himself free of blame. Moreover, Karzai intends to base the Parliamentary leadership in the hands of a close loyalist friend, which will help Karzai consolidate power. However, some members of Karzai's own group fear a constitutional crisis in the making. For example, Karim Baz (deputy minister of parliamentary affairs) warns that "We are facing a great challenge right now and we have to respect the pillars of the government, the executive, the judiciary and the legislative... We have to hold them together or we are going to face a crisis." Moreover, some supporters of Karzai counter-argue that "the finger is pointed too often at just the president," said an appointee of Karzai's. The appointee goes on to say that, "I think we should recognize that the opposition is too self-focused, corrupt and divisive along ethnic lines. There are many reasons and many factors that contribute to this feeling, this cynicism."
In likening the Afghan situation to that in Cairo, the battle is claimed to be fought on the floor of Parliament, not in the main squares filled with rioters. However, the corruption in the Karzai administration (and trends towards autocracy) have astute Afghans wary that "[the protests in Cairo] are a good example for anyone in Afghanistan who might try to become a dictator here," said civilian Fazly.