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Arab spring and, of course, the arab winter. what we need is a good deal of flexibility. we need to inject some consistency into our principles and make sure that our policy, to the extent possible, reflects those principles. but the situation in the middle east is simply too varied. example, bahrain repressed their people. we haven't given a gadhafi must go speech. yemen where counterterrorism is king uses violence to stay in many power. we haven't given an alabama dull la -- abdullah saleh must go speech. jenna: why haven't wesome is. >> because it conflicts with our interest. >> if you had ...

Treaty obligations including the peace with israel. do i believe that the peace is going to be as close and collaborative, relatively collaborative as it was during the mubarak years? i think it's going to be a much harder time, much colder atmosphere. but the essentials of maintaining peace will continue, that would be my prediction. jon: ambassador frank wisner served as ambassador to egypt from the united states. we are awaiting the president's speech, and we'll talk to you a little bit more. jenna: two interesting perspectives on the arab spring which we've talked about, and as aaron mille...

U.s. policy toward israel. >> deputy national security advisor dennis mcdonough said he had not seen the israeli reaction. >> we are obviously going to have disagreement with the good friend and ally. that happens. the president looking forward on the meeting tomorrow to discuss this issue and the range of issue we have with the israeli friends. >> reporter: on capitol hill, republicans were highly critical of the president including oklahoma senator who said, "this proposal is a slap in the face of our friend and democracy's only ally in the middle east: israel. from violence in syria to chan...

U.s. policy toward israel. >> deputy national security advisor dennis mcdonough said he had not seen the israeli reaction. >> we are obviously going to have disagreement with the good friend and ally. that happens. the president looking forward on the meeting tomorrow to discuss this issue and the range of issue we have with the israeli friends. >> reporter: on capitol hill, republicans were highly critical of the president including oklahoma senator who said, "this proposal is a slap in the face of our friend and democracy's only ally in the middle east: israel. from violence in syria to chan...