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Say that our only two options are either the muslim brotherhood or a suppressed -- >> bill: but you want -- dont want the muslim brotherhood. >> what i want is a representative government in egypt and i have confident if egypt moves in an orderly transition project well have a government in egypt that will work together as a partner. rick: middle east analyst and author of "the coming revolution, the struggle for freedom in the middle east", wally, good to talk to you. bill started his question ...

Of iran and its replacement with an islamic republic. this fear comes from all over the political spectrum. if you listen to the more than conservative voices you think they are become to become the center of a knew cal fate. there is some danger events could spill out of control and nasty forces could come to power and seize control of the state. but egypt has many elements within the state and within its society that will check the role of islamic forces. the muslim brotherhood, the leading is...

This is a watershed moment for middle east, a watershed moment for whole region. maybe a watershed moment for the world. the reason i felt all along that the military would be the key is because the army in egypt is well respected, is very responsible and secular. has the respect of the people. and there are really only two organized forces in egypt. the muslim brotherhood and the army. anybody who wants to see the moderate prevail over the extremists should be willing for the army to see to it ...

Options out there. they hope there is a secular, democratic, positive regime that emerges. it will require an enormous amount of finesse and work. whats clear to president obama now and the top national security advisers, the u.s. has limited influence. it has to put together a coalition. i notice thad the white house put out a statement that the president spoke with the prime minister of turkey tonight. i think they are trying to coordinate a strategy. if you look at the other u.s. allies in th...

Potentially there could be a great new pro-western secular government, free and fair elections that emerges in egypt, maintains good relations with the united states, maintains the peace treaty with israel. works to promote an israeli palestinian agreement. that would be the best of all worlds but they see a real possibility that it could be a disaster for the united states that the bad guys take over, that there could be a military coup on the one hand or even further an islamist regime that ta...

Works to promote an israeli palestinian agreement. that would be the best of all worlds but they see a real possibility that it could be a disaster for the united states that the bad guys take over, that there could be a military coup on the one hand or even further an islamist regime that takes over in egypt. there is a whole range of options out there. they hope there is a secular, democratic, positive regime that emerges. it will require an enormous amount of finesse and work. whats clear to ...

Quite some time? >> its a very difficult foreign policy decision. from the u.s. perspective there can be a positive outcome, there can be democracy. potentially there could be a great new pro-western secular government, free and fair elections that emerges in egypt, maintains good relations with the united states, maintains the peace treaty with israel. works to promote an israeli palestinian agreement. that would be the best of all worlds but they see a real possibility that it could be a disas...

I can tell. also, the judiciary as you say has been independent, has really struggled against mubarak even at the cost of being jailed, a lot of them have been bribed, but for almost a century the egyptian judiciary has tried to maintain some independence and egypt is a complicated country, not one of these small banana republics but a rich tradition of other political group, as well. >> perhaps on the other side is the reality during 30 years of rule by mubarak, the one institution he could not...

Believed that, but in the last few days i think that has lost all credibility because we had a peaceful secular largely secular democracy movement that was actually quite well organized and certainly very peaceful and then kind of erupted in chaos in the last couple of days because the president has sent his thugs to try to crush that movement. >> its 4 a.m. on friday morning in cairo. i wish i could show you live pictures from tahrir square, but there are no cameras left there to record whats g...

That will descend the country into chaos. i mean it seems a pretty ironic statement given what were witnessing today. weve seen scenes chaotic, to put it mildly. >> i mean for 30 years mubaraks systemic policy has been to prevent any kind of a secular reasonable opposition so that he can stay. if its not for me, well have chaos in egypt. and at times, american officials have kind of believed that. but in the last few days, i think that has lost all credibility, because weve had a peaceful, secul...