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Presidents since 1952 have come from the military. mubarak, himself, was a former commander of the egyptian air force. they rely on inscription for more than 468,000 active personnel and resumes 479,000 more troops. the u.s. has ties with egypt's military providing more than $1.3 billion of military aid every year. but, it is unclear what influence, if any, the u.s. holds with egypt's armed forces when it comes to who is to leave the country next. back to you. >> thank you, michael. lining the streets of algeria's capital. demonstrators are vowing to defie a government ban on a protest that'...

First broke out. all four egyptian presidents have come from the united states military. mubarak himself is a former commander of the egyptian air force. the country relies on conscription for the more than 468,000 active personnel and reverses a 479,000 more troops. and the u.s. has close ties with egypt's military, providing more than $1.3 billion in military aid every year. it is unclear what influence, if any, the u.s. holds with egypt's armed forces when it comes to who is to lead the country next. back to you. >> thanks so much, michael. here at home, they had tickets to the super bowl b...

Enan is 63 years old and has spent considerable time training with the u.s. military. he was in washington holding military talks when the protests first broke out. keep in mind all four egyptian presidents since 1952 have come from the military. mubarak himself is a former demander of the egyptian air force. the country relies on conscription for its more than 468,000 active personnel. and reserves of 479,000 more troops. and the u.s. has close ties with egypt's military, as we said, providing more than $1.3 billion in military aid every year. but it is unclear what influence, if any, the u.s...

The intention to do that. it now has to deliver on that. megyn: dominic, thank you so much. here is what else we know about egypt's military. an institution that has greater influence than before. the military has 468,000 active personnel plus a reserve of 480,000. just last year alone the united states provided that country, in particular the military $1.3 billion in military aid. the military and business interests closely intertwined. military companies are often run by retired generals. they bring direct government involvement. joining me for more on egypt. andrea tantaros, and sam bennett...

Place in the streets? >> crucial behind the scenes. running the thing in many ways. on a political level as much as on the streets. there's a sense that what mubarak wants is to show that without him at the helm, everything falls apart. there would be chaos, but the argument holds water when the fact is he is still in charge. he's the president. what we're seeing on the streets has been less than normalcy. let's talk about this character his. a very important player here. lieutenant general sami hafez enan. promises from the military, not firing on the people, the rest of that. the broader egy...