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Protesters. the egyptian military took power in a coup more than 50 years ago and still has power today. what makes anyone think the generals will hand over power to democratic forces? that's what i want to get to the bottom are. joining me are richard haass and steven cook, both have deep knowledge of inner workings of the egyptian military. joining me from egypt, nick robertson, senior correspondent. nick, what is your sense about the trust factor between the public and the military? does the military have the public's trust? >> reporter: it does at the moment, fareed, and we've seen that so...

Of demands and are you empowered to speak for the opposition? >> i think the opposition clearly is fragmented after 60 years of oppression. but i think it is all of one mind. we need to co-manage the transition. we need to reach within a year a country that is ready for fair and fair election and to elect a president and a new parliament. i think there is no agreement. we need the army to reach out to us right now. >> if by friday there isn't a meaningful road map for transition, you would call for the protests to begin again? >> i think that's what people are saying. and i think they are alre...

American foreign policy. that's the challenge in egypt. what you don't want to have is mubarakism. can we bring a gradualism in the direction of a society. it may not look like the federalist papers. it may frustrate people in the street and people in the white house. we've got to be smart and careful about how far how fast. >> you look at indonesia and nigeria, it takes a while. the struggle to get power from the military takes a while but over time if you have a democratic leader like the parliament, that gives them a platform from which they get things as well. nick, i want to ask this ques...

Shaking the hands of the soldiers, rushing up and kissing them after president mubarak stepped down. that trust hasn't been lost with the majority of the people. that's something that the army has managed to maintain. and really that's golden for them at the moment. it is in a way, there's the squander. there have been demands that there have been a speedier transition than the six months they announced. but at the moment the majority do seem to support the military and they see them unlike the police as not being corrupt. they are, after all, a con script army, people describe them as sons an...

What you might call mubarakism without mubarak. can we bring a gradualism in the direction of a society. we have to be very careful. it may not look like the federalist papers. it may frustrate people in the street and people in the white house. we've got to be smart and careful about how far how fast. >> you look at indonesia and nigeria, it takes a while. the struggle to get power from the military takes a while but over time if you have a democratic leader like the parliament, that gives them a platform from which they get things as well. nic, i want to ask you this question about america. ...