mubarak succeeded on war is a democrat when he was struck down in 1981 with mubarak next to him, the people of egypt gave mubarak enormous room. he healed the wounds and the controversy controversies of the is a democrat sadat. he was a modest man and kept a peaceful israel. he tried, if you will it, diffuse the tensions in egyptian society that's the on war is a democrat triggered. it would be that he would heed the lessons of mubarak's own course. >> what do you think the role the military has played so far? they have refused to intervene in the sense of siding with the regime and violently and cracking down the protesters. they didn't stop some of the violence mubarak supporters from attacking protesters, but so far it's been a pretty responsible role. do you see that in military as an institution that is crucial to the outcome here? >> well, look, this is the black