crucial 1979 peace treaty with israel. so, i think that's the concern throughout the region. >> okay. let's get to the other topic i want to discuss with you, admiral mullen's trip to the persian gulf region this week. he'll be meeting with bahrain's king. what do you think admiral mullen is going to say to the king? >> well, you know, mullen's a very capable guy, along with secretary bob gates. he's going to try to reassure people the u.s. navy's fifth fleet is the dominant military force of the united states and the international community in the straits of hormuz. that's billions of dollars worth of oil flowing out to the persian gulf, you know, each day. so, what he's going to try and do is reach out to the sunni royal family and say, look, you've got to try and quell these demonstrations, but to do it lawfully and not with extreme violence. those bahrainan security forces, 12,000 of them, aren't even
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