40 years and you have seen president obama come back to that after having supported some of these democratic movements i think quite rightly four years ago. >> so one more macro question and one that guess to the immediate question we are dealing with. on the greater level, the macro level, you encourage people to fight for democracy. the united states does that all over the world. but this is the price of revolution and should there be a little more discretion in what you tell people is best for them? >> well i think, you know the united states put its weight behind the young people in egypt and in january, 2011 the arab spring no one thought the entire region would break down in a process of severe and fundamental accidentgration, economic social and political. that's what you are seeing now. >> that's the risk. it will encourage people the fight the system. you know maybe, you know the type of democracy you have in the u.s. isn't for everyone. >> well i think, you know this