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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...

Tunisia was at the vanguard of this democratic wave and security, knew he was here. it's a difficult time for egypt is both a relations here but step by step, patching things as long-standing partner and the arab world's largest they go along and clearing the way eventually for a nation. visit by secretary of state both nations can set a hillary clinton, possibly strong example through free and fair elections, a before memorial day and vibrant civil society, memorial weekend, if not accountable and effective soon after ward, as each democratic institutions and agrees which will meet the respon...

Administration. ambassador wisner, there are going to be an awful lot of calls in the days and weeks ahead for the united states to reduce aid to some of these countries that don't seem to be heading in the direction we might like. in egypt in particular, they're in a real economic box right now. tourism has, essentially, dried up in the wake of all of these troubles. they are burning through whatever is left in their federal treasury. what do you say to the president about the wisdom of more american aid to country like egypt right now? >> well, i think the president has got to address in his...

After starting plavix. everyone knows. a lasting peace will involve two states for two peoples. israel as a jewish state and the homeland for the jewish people and the state of palestine as the homeland for the palestinian people. each state enjoying self-determination, mutual recognition and peace. so while the core issues of the conflict must be negotiated the basis of those negotiations is clear. a viable palestine, a secure israel. the united states believes that negotiations should result in two states with permanent palestinian borders with israel, jordan and egypt, and permanent israeli...

Assads -- which would be a fantasy, it's an illusion. we already own two arab countries, afghanistan and iraq, and we are potentially, could become more involved in libya. we don't need to use military action. but short of that arming the opposition in these circumstances, i think, is also a mistake. i come back to my basic point. there are times in life when even at the risk of not being able to make a difference, and here i'm not sure we can in terms of seeking his overthrow, there are really important moments that are worth making a point. and this is a point that needs to be made. otherwis...