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Look and talk to regional experts people dont, as you said. they dont know if this is a massive protest, kind of january 25 or smatterings in different cities because people are afraid because saudis cracked down on these things forcefully in the past. if you are the saudi regime and at lessons and how to apply what you have seen in the past couple of months it portends bad things for tomorrow if there are massive turn-outs. you saw mubarak turn it out and not have much success putting down prot...

Washington. we have our panel. steve, we start with you. how big of a deal is this for director clapper? >> the reason its a big deal here is he said something that directly contradicts the statement in libya. he wants gaddafi to leave, which assumes he wont prevail. the top official in the united states said he thinks he will prevail. the white house scrambled and jay carney tried to defend it and said really clapper meant that gad gad could prevail. but its not what clapper said. he said he wi...

You didnt know about london. >> and the inaccurate description of the muslim brotherhood. >> heterogeneous group, largely secular. >> that wasnt all. clapper cited a nuclear arsenal named china and russia on the data biden was in moscow touting improved relations with russia. committee members seemed dumbfounded. >> you didnt mention north korea or iran, i thought would be the first two responses to that question. i was taken aback almost. >> theyre of great concern. i dont know at this point in...

>> donald trump is right. >> at the white house, spokesman said that president obama maintained full faith and confidence in clapper. >> he stated what was true. colonel gaddafi is hunkering down. we know that. he made clear we dont view them as a threat. >> director clapper received strong support from two other members of the armed services committee. lieberman and kane who said clapper is doing a "very fine job" and properly gave the committee his honest and straightforward opinion. bret? >> ...

James rosen tells us what clapper said to put him in hot water. >> reporter: a time hes trying to get muammar gaddafi to step down, they told the senate armed services committee he thinks gaddafi will win libyas civil war. >> bret: this is a stale paid back and forth. but i think over the longer term that the regime will prevail. >> reporter: that prompted a furious rebuke and called for clappers res ig nation from senior republican. >> he couldnt have said a more devastating thing at a more ina...