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Dad died. he went up in the attic, started going through boxes and found out this one remarkable story. one of the best books i've ever read on warfare. every time he asked about the war, his dad would say -- the wisconsin stoicism. he would say the heroes are still over there. >> and as we recognize your sacrifice, we welcome you back to "morning joe." still with us, jim cramer, mark barnicle, and editor of u.s. news and world report, mort zuckerman joining the conversation. nice to have you on board. >> i understood we didn't realize it when you went to the americares benefit, that u.s. news...

Meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now. to the people of egypt, particular lit young people of egypt, i want to be clear. we hear your voices. i have an unyielding belief that you will determine your own destiny. >> mark, the president has as evidence that the president has struck the right tone, he's had the republicans standing shoulder to shoulder with him for the most part, has he not? >> for the most part, they've been united behind the president and not i think out of fear but because they share the right policy balance. in terms of leaders around the world, i agree the wo...

Destroyed the city of jacksonville. i can remember walking outside one of the hotels and being stopped by an rv with eagles fans hanging out of every opening. they asked whether i could get them tickets aand said they were staying in the rv. i asked how many do you need? 18. 18 guys sleeping in one rv. i asked them how it smelled? this was thursday. they came down on monday. they replied, pretty bad. >> we have eagles fans on the camera. >> maybe they were in the rv. >> throwing the batteries at the outfielders at the phillies games. a fun group. >> is that story true, mark barnicle, about fra...

Who knows what it means. what does it mean? >> early spring, mike. >> it means it's an early spring, brian. when you return. >> all right. very good. he's moved. brian williams, thank you so much. brian continues his -- sorry, go ahead. turn the music down, everybody. >> i was just going to say, congressman meeks, mark, thank you. >> thank you very much. and, of course, you can see brian tonight continuing this extraordinary coverage on "nightly news." >> yes. dish durbin, great news for the possibility of freedom in egypt and what that means to the middle east and, of course, this globe and...

So there is -- there is that hope that the military is the temporary answer. but you know, it starts with mubarak. >> mark, i think it's worth going back, too, to the larger question of why our relationship with egypt is so important to begin with. why we're invested so heavily, why president obama has been so hands on, why this has led every nightly newscast for a week. what happens if he leaves in the muslim brotherhood or some other coalition comes in? what don't we want to happen? >> the most strategic thing currently is the relationship with israel, keeping the region much more peaceful. ...