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The united states and wins the first round we take our chance it is second round. >> because if the individuals come in, as we saw in iran, as we saw with the potential takeover from the muslim brotherhood not only is it not in the best interest of the united states, it is not in the best interest of the people of egypt more than in the people of iran. >> most of our people who have been there for a long time and reported in the region said they would get 25 or 30%. >> they are the largest oppos...

And inefficient government. if their power can be harnessed it can be a positive ending. if the terrorist groups, radicalist groups gets involved, of course they could turn this in a negative direction. a lot is riding on whether or not the president and his advisers can make this decision that they cant be part of the future, that they have to hand this off to other people. people like muhammad al baradi, a laureate back in the country. someone that the government could turn to to negotiate a t...

Live and work in the united states. so theres a lot of people here with a really nuanced understanding of u.s. foreign policy. they really want to see the united states come out more strongly in favor of them and their protests because they say theyre the new future, and if president obama and the united states want them as friends in the new future, it better make it known now. john? >> a fascinating point you make. nic, the people planning to demonstrate, the people who want president mubarak ...

Of new political reform. where is this crisis headed, and how much leverage does the obama white house have? lets get the perspective of cnns fareed zakaria. and fareed, at the moment this appears to be a test of wills. president mubarak promising some outreach, some dialogue. most people believe hes essentially see figure he can outlast the energy on the streets. >> precisely. mubarak clearly is -- has decided and the army seems to back him in a strategy of wait, let these demonstrations exhaus...

Think about an orderly transition, reaching out to the critics, at what point is there a blunt conversation where he says, president mubarak, you needs to go now? >> chris, we know -- june, we know that the president was in touch with president mubarak over the weekend, mr. gates, a lot of communication now -- >> you know the language of that having been involved in sensitive conversations like that. you know the language of the conversation and then what the administration says publicly. we kno...

Congressman who says it is imperative that the president of the united states stand by our long-time ally in egypt, including, of course, president mubarak. congressman, appreciate your time. congressman of michigan. what should the president be doing when you hear more and more people especially on the streets saying they want the president to be tougher, they want president mubarak to go? >> i think what they have to do is continue to support the hope for change. we have seen the vice presiden...

Administration is playing down concerns that if president mubarak is forced out, radical islamists could cease power. yet, theres a sense of frustration and uncertainty at the white house. the administration has made clear to president mubarak he needs an exit strategy but sees no evidence as yet he is ready for a true dialogue with his critics. as one official put it to me, "it is not clear he is listening, and he may try to overstay his already overstayed time." and we have more from cairo. >>...

Been newly appointed, john. >> thank you from cairo. now more from nick robertson whos been in the middle of massive demonstrations in egypts second city, alexandria. nick? >> reporter: john, the mood on the demonstrations here, one of determination that weve continued to hear all the while the last few days. its once of increasing frugz trac frustration, one of divided opinions. the ouster of president mubarak is a given, but should they give the new government that hes talking about, should th...