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leaders across the arab world and change is sweeping across the region now. >> just to look back a few hours, was there a kind of conversation going on between the protesters as a mass movement and the people in the military council? were they listening to the crowd and deciding that mubarak wasn't going to be able to get away with living some of the authority to the vice president? >> i think from the jo it set you've seen a very professional military that took a fundamental decision. they were not going to go down with mubarak. they only took the views that it was here to protect the nation, protect the people. and about six hours before mubarak resigned, there was a communique from the high command which said that the egyptian army wants to be the guarantee t -- guarantor of the process that speaks to the people's wishes. what the army will do in the
park with all these aging leaders across the arab world and change is sweeping across the region now. >> just a look back a few hours, what was it in that -- was there a kind of conversation going on between the protestors as a mass movement and the people in the military council, were they listening to the crowd and deciding that mubarak wasn't going to be able to get away with giving some authority to his vice president? >> i think from the outset, you've seen a very professional military that was not going to go down with mubarak. the army took the view that it is here to protect the nation, protect the people. and about six hours before mubarak resigned, there was a communique from the high command which said that the egyptian army wants to be the gaurn guarantor of a process that leads to the fulfillment of the people's wishes and spoke of the honest people standing up
>> well, i believe there are splits inside the chinese leadership, i think it is largely along generational lines, with the relatively younger lie younger leadership, seeing north korea is not doing anything for china worldwide an beginning to understand, carrying the regime along is simply too much badge for china to handle and that is what -- baggage for china to handled and we ought to focus on not the aging leaders but the younger leaders who do not wanted to be bothered with the problem. >> eric: we'll see what north korea does, if anything, when south korea resumes the military drills, and, always good to see you, merry christmas and happy holidays. >> merry christmas and happy holidays. >> jamie: the president making a surprise visit to a marine base in hawaii, joined by the first lady, they greeted u.s. troops there. and the president says it is his way of thanking them for all the sacrifices they make, every day, especially being away from their families during the holidays.