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Peace agreement will speed that up. as of now, i think israel could do what needed to be done, but they can't wait much longer. >> there are other occasions he thought they should be bombed. unrest in gaza, he said that was a good time. when george w. bush was leaving office, that was a good time. there was a random tuesday last february when it was a good time to bomb iran because their president said something he didn't like. now egypt. something is happening in egypt. time to bomb iran. the situation in egypt is being used by the drill baby drill crowd. some have responded to the protests i...

>> translator: i have spent more than 50 years of life in the service of tunisia serving in the army and 20 years at the presidency. every day of my life was and will always be on the service of my country. i have made countless sacrifices. >> sounding like hosni mubarak did in egypt? that was january 13th, the night before he fled the country. joining us from cairo, the fantastically overworked richard engel. thank you for joining us, my friend. >> i love the clip. i was talking to people about that tonight. that was the last major speak the tunisian president gave. he announced the exact s...

Stepping down immediately as protesters hoped. he did say he would not run for re-election in september. he said he would forego running at the age of 83 for another six-year term as president. then he started speaking of himself in the third person. >> translator: mubarak addressing here today takes pride in the long years he spent serving egypt and its people. this dear and beloved homeland is my homeland like it is the motherland of all egyptians in which i lived and for which i fought. i defended its soil, sovereignty and interest. i will die on the soil of egypt and i will be judged by hi...

The immediate events of the uprising in egypt are only a week old. re is how the story ripened. it is bearing ripe fruit. it's being used by politicians to promote their favorite pet ideas. people who are advocates for their chosen policies are opportunists as well. if you have something you want to happen, every event you are called to comment on is a new reason to comment. republicans tend to really, really, really, really, want tax cuts, right? in and of themselves, they have their own republican reward. if the government has budget surplus, it's a reason to call for tax cuts. >> a growing ...

Lastly, you talked is it important to say he will die in egypt? very, very important. the protesters are saying, "go, leave, leave the country." he said no, he's going to stay here until he dies. that means there's not much room for compromise. he's playing a striptease by offering a little bit more. he changes government. he appointed new ministers. now, he's saying there's not that much more i'm going to give. i'm going to stay here. the protesters don't want that. when you have opposing views, it's hard to see a compromise. >> every day, the story gets bigger and scarier and more exciting t...