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Director of middle east affairs. michael, it seems like a difficult choice for these anti-government demonstrators. they can seek refuge and safety but if they disperse, it seems like you give up the momentum you've earned by being out there in protest. >> that's right. i think what you're seeing now is terrible and is the outcome that the united states feared most, which is violence in the streets of cairo and will really implicate the situation. obviously, these protesters were not satisfied with president mubarak's offer to not run again in september because they simply don't believe that w...

Mcenroe?! mcenroe?! mcenroe?! i thought you retired? this isn't the end! ♪ sprb grappling with the biggest foreign policy crisis to his presidency, 3re7ing for the loss of a key arab ally in 3rd mubarak bracing for a possible domino effect. david sanger is chief washington correspondent and michael sing served as director of international favors and currently with the washington institute. how do you assess the way he's managed it so far? >> you're scrambling for information, trying to figure out what's happening as it unfolds. you're playing catchup in a

He seems to be talking about baby steps towards organizing something that would be a broader base than just the muslim brotherhood or this leadershipless protest on the streets. >> i think he recognizes as you say leaderless does not work. he's been live ing in vienna. so the question is could he get people to settle on him as the negotiator and it looks like he's making some progress. but it takes two to tank go and it wou at the moment the president does deal with him, i suspect that's the beginning. end game. >> david and michael, thank you so much. and our continuing coverage of the crisis...

So on the one hand, they all recognize as michael just said that this is end game for mubarak. they don't know if that's a matter of day, weeks or month, but clearly it's the end. so you then the question is if you throw him under the bus too quickly, you lose all your leverage in dealing with him. >> and you scare your other allies. >> to say nothing of maybe the markets and maybe prompt similar protests in other parts of the world where people think that president obama might also walk away from significant allies. and there's been no problem in saudi arabia, but certainly that's a concern f...

Manufacturing by a french company. the french company denies it. all this as the u is is presses china and other u.n. security council members to impose new sanctions on the iranian government. >> the iranian president vowing to move forward with his country's nuclear program. in a speech today mahmoud ahmadinejad saying new sanctions would only strengthen the country making it more self-sufficient. what can the west do to deep tehran from developing a nuclear weapon? joining us michael sing. itã is good to see you michael. this guy loves to stir up trouble, doesn't he? >> he sure does. he su...