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People who want the types of things we take for granted in britain and america, whether they are the people that would succeed those governments, or whether the very strong islamist movements wouldnt rather take control. >> isnt part of the problem as weve seen in egypt, when you educate your populous the way they have in egypt, but cant give them jobs at the end of it because you run a rather repressive regime, they end up in the situation they find themselves in. theyre well educated, they tra...

That theres been a huge desire for change. so where you stand on president mubarak very much depends on, you know, whether youve been dealing with him as an outsider on something like the peace process or whether youre somebody, i think, whos obviously an aspiring mass there who are wanting now the same types of freedom and changes that people have elsewhere. >> isnt the problem, as i see it, the reason so many are marching in protest in egypt, and indeed in other countries in the middle east, i...

But were not going to go around the world and change every government to fashion it after our always and in some cases well be dealing with representatives who are less than the representatives we would like to have. but in each case, we need to let them know that we stand for freedom and to have a government that will be stable. >> youve just been in the region. what was your take on -- obviously, this is before what happened in egypt, so its with hindsight, but what was your take on what was g...

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They want more freedom. thats great. were behind that. >> finally, mr. blair, do you believe in your position as middle east peace envoy, do you believe that peace is now more or less likely the way things stand today? >> its extremely difficult to tell. the one thing i do know is that peace between the israelis and the palestinians is of huge importance to the stability of the region, but also to those modernizing and forward looking forces in the region triumphing over those who would take the...

To get into the square, you have to pass through level after level of security, youre frisked, you have to present your i.d. and in fact, someone very close to me as i entered today was found with a gun. they were grabbed by a bunch of volunteers, a protective cordon was formed around him so he was not beaten up, and then he was taken over to the soldiers. for a grassroots effort like this, it was very, very impressive. as for anti-americanism, people go out of the way to say theyre not against ...

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Palestinians, so this is someone im constantly in contact with and working with. and on that issue, hes been immensely courageous and a force for good. inside egypt, and i have many egyptian friends, its clear that theres been a huge desire for change. so where you stand on president mubarak very much depends on, you know, whether youve been dealing with him as an outsider on something like the peace process or whether youre somebody, i think, whos obviously an aspiring mass there who are wantin...

Acceptable, where someone like saddam hussein had to be got rid of. >> first of all, lets be very clear, piers. hosni mubarak is not saddam hussein. saddam hussein had a gdp roughly the equivalent of portugal and spain and devastated it. hosni mubarak has presided over an egyptian economy thats something like doubled in the last decade. but i dont think the west should be embarrassed by the fact that theyve been working very closely with mubarak in the peace process, which it has, by the way, bu...

Were not doing this for us, were doing this for the generations that come after us so that they can taste freedom and democracy. >> governor romney, the chant from tahrir square in cairo tonight was "freedom, may god make it happen, may it be tonight." president mubarak says hes going to step down, but not for quite a few months. is that reaction tenable, given the situation on the ground? >> thats something his people will have to decide. the real objective has been met, and that is that the pe...