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The region, bob. you can't deny that. he was an ally to the united states to a certain extent, every extent. >> what you can say here, the government of egypt did not produce the government that the -- referendum and constitution called for. they said they were going to invite other big sectors in the opposition into the government and didn't do it. i think the answer is rock style government and where you have the different parties represented and everybody has power and share. >> they don't want what we have. look at that. do you see paul revere? >> of course they don't. >> this arab spring....

The fact the white house isn't using the word coup is probably one of the most significant things to come out of the statement. most people look at this and say this is clear a could you please, tplease coup so why aren't they using the word? the shorter answer is it is political reasons. they say in the event of a military coup, aid to a country like egypt, we're talking $1.5 billion a year in aid in this case must be cut off. there are cav rat that is say maybe the secretary of state could declare it in the national security interests of the united states but it is complicated. right now the...

>> he has some benefits that morsi didn't have. first of all, he has the army behind him. he was selected by the army to come in and rule as interim president and that's a big thing. he also has the ministry of interior, and that is the ministry in charge of policing the country. that's another big ministry to have on his side. he also has from the support of the coptic pope, or the christian church here in egypt and the head of the ashar, the leading school of sunni islam in the world so he does have a lot of support going into the new job and does need to tackle the security problem. there i...

We're talk about the point of view and the words choice chosen. >> what's in a word. when it is coup, a lot. >> a lot indeed. regardless of what the white house or anyone else wants to call it, what happened in egypt was indeed a coup. >> it make it is that mine field for the white house. they're promoting democracy and here you are with a democratic government being thrown out. egypt facing the instability that coups can inherently bring. keep this in mind, this is egypt's second revolution in two years, the country's powerful military took control both times and the first time around hosni m...

Impatient guy. >> from an impatient president of a privileged land, now a volunteer still with steely eyed focus as he tries to find meaning away from the oval office. robin curnow, cnn, livingston, zambia. >> the egyptian military removing the country's president from power. >> indeed. and bringing in an interim leader. up next we'll look at the military's role in egypt's uncertain future.