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Of view. egypt has 85 million people. i dont know we have an acute sense of public opinion surveying about what the majority of them think. remember, two days ago after mubaraks speech saying he would not seek reelection, the military said to the demonstrators, go home, we going to turn the internet back on. i think they were prepared to have mubarak stay. i think the rubber is going to meet the road friday, egypt time when we see the prospect after friday prayers of the mullahs as they did last...

With a high degree of uncertainty. sometime when we act in a particular way we produce the opposite result. as i think we did urging mubarak to leave and seeing him dig in, in response. >> greta: ambassador, thank you. coming up, what do you think it is like at the white house tonight? everyone fears daybreak in egypt. now protests in yemen. then problems we have here at home. our unbudging high unemployment rate. now the presidents health care law declared unconstitutional. the is it rough at t...

Easily turn violent? >> greta: mike, before you came to the united states you were in israel for a number of years. im curious if you have talked to any of your friends and how they are looking at what is going on in egypt or your thoughts about this conflict vis-a-vis israel? >> reporter: the israelis are not missing a beat as to what happens particularly as it relates to egypt. they dont want to see the peace deal fall apart. they are nervous about the muslim brotherhood coming to power which ...

Anti-american feeling that existed before these demonstrations started. i spent 16 months at the united nations. the biggest problem, not the biggest, there was competition. one of the biggest problems for the united states was the position the government of egypt took on issue after issue. theres already a lot of anti-americanism there, whatever we say about hosni mubarak. >> greta: i guess we should brace ourselves for whatever the future may bring. it is uncertain mixed in with violence. >> i...

More al-qaeda radical islamists influence in these demonstrations in yemen than weve seen in cairo. i want to come back to what i think is an important point. despite similarities of people this streets, i think the political realities in yemen are different from egypt. not to say one isnt affecting the other. i dont think you respond in a knee fashion equally in both. >> greta: thank you. only one day since senate republicans lost the vote to repeal the entire health care law. they are not thro...

They dont want to be surrounded on every side again. >> greta: did you see this coming? you were in israel for so long or in the mideast having moved back to the united states, see this coming in egypt? >> reporter: no, i didnt, particularly here in he . i looked at the mubarak government has having an iron fisted control and the prediction was that his son would succeed him and everything would remain constant. it is remarkable that this has been such a grass roots movement that has sprung up w...

The violence on -- passive observer to the violence on the streets. it is still not clear what role the army is playing. >> greta: here in the united states, especially since two of our colleagues were hurt, we have enormous amount of concern not only for the people in egypt but for the journalists. are the journalists specific targets or one of many who might be caught in the crossfire? >> reporter: no, it appears theyve become definitely specific targets. a lot of the propaganda bent coming ou...

Dont forget this, egypt is israels major middle eastern ally. what can and should we expect? john bolton joins us live. good evening. the last guest said mubarak, president mubarak is not going any place. lets assume he leaves tomorrow. then what? >> i think the militarys plan has been for these last two weeks that omar suleiman, the vice president takes his place. there may be a constitutional glitch in the way. do you that i is going to trouble the military? they will find a way through it. i ...

>> greta: mike, before you came to the united states you were in israel for a number of years. im curious if you have talked to any of your friends and how they are looking at what is going on in egypt or your thoughts about this conflict vis-a-vis israel? >> reporter: the israelis are not missing a beat as to what happens particularly as it relates to egypt. they dont want to see the peace deal fall apart. they are nervous about the muslim brotherhood coming to power which is why they are not g...

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