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Handle the protesters peacefully. >> the key activity that is important is to exercise restraint and to do so both on our part and on the part of our counter parts in the egyptian military. >> the u.s. has leverage with its allie. every other year, up to 10,000 troops trained with egyptian soldiers, the largest military exercise in the region. the u.s. gives egypt well over $1 billion in assistance. fighter jets, helicopters, m-1 tanks and surveillance. the last thing they want are those weapons in the hostile hands. >> it's one of the worst nightmares. >> he says it's not because the weapon...

It is outfitted with m-1 tanks and surveillance equipment. the last thing they want is it in the hands of a country hostile to the united states. >> but it is said it's not because the weapons are so sophisticated or will harm the u.s., but because it's symbolic. >> it will be another major american ally armed to the teeth suddenly overthrown by a population he repressed for so long and the united states ignored. >> it seems unlikely now. protesters who fought cheered the egyptian army. the brotherhood is not controlling those protests, but iran's islamic resolution started as a revolt. >> rev...

The extent to which the u.s. military and egyptian military are tied together. the u.s. gives well over $1 billion a year to the egyptian military. it's outfitted the egyptians with apache helicopters, m-1 tanks, fighter jets, aerial surveillance capabilities, really brought egypt's military into the modern age and for that, of course, the u.s. does get something in return. there's been ongoing peace between egypt and israel and the u.s. gets access to the suez canal and egyptian airspace. >> thanks, chris. >> let's turn to cnn executive editor who has vast experience in the middle east. tim, ...

State department spokesman says the decision to ban the sale was based on concerns that the guns could fall in the wrong hands, but gun rights advocates say the m-1 rifles are already legal in the u.s. and note anyone buying a gun from south korea would still have to go through the standard background check. the rifle association chief lobbyist i chris cox called it a de facto gun ban courtesy of hillary clinton's state department. finally, the british broadcasting corporation director general says there was a massive left wing bias at the bbc. mark thompson tells the new statesman, "in the ...

Mr. unpopular. the author writes a sense of disappointment bordering on betrayal has been growing across the country especially in moderate states like indiana. where people now openly say they didn't quite understand the president they voted for in 2008. the article notes the president's gallop approval rating has dropped from a high of 68% and now hovers in the mid-40s. meaning at least one in four americans has changed his or her mind. former democratic campaign donor fred furlic in indiana is one of them saying he plans to vote republican this year, because he thinks the president is, "try...