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Democracy that people dreamed of at the time of the protests that removed umbar as president. cici has said a lot of sensible things about subsidies, about a broader more stable egypt, but he doesn't seem to get very far. i think there is a lot of public frustration in egypt. there is an interesting challenge under way from a human rights lawyer named hali whogs t -- who is the new face in political process. hopefully this election will get some momentum. >> going back to the issue of north korea, ambassador, will we see the trump administration focus on north korea in a very kind of aggressiv...

Describing that. >> it doesn't buy us that, no, you're right, it is chicken feed compared to the billions others are pouring in there but the important point here is that the united states needs a stable egypt. the united states needs a stable saudi arabia. the united states need as stable gulf. these countries, these regimes are all under enormous pressure. we may not like or agree 100% how they're responding to it but we need to be on their side. because they will get through it and we need to prevent them from falling the way other failed states in the region have. jenna: doug, the ambassad...

Terror group. that's a major blow to the brotherhood which, of course, was in power just six months ago having won three different democratically-elected elections including the presidency before the military ousted them in july. now mohamed morsi, the former president, is still in jail, and this new designation means anyone connected to the brotherhood could join him in prison. the military government is looking increasingly authoritarian, and it's something they accuse the brother hadhood of being earlier this summer. the u.s. wants a stable egypt. they also want a democratic egypt. right no...

Compete for influence. the only message being sent by the egyptian military is the muslim brotherhood is the enemy and that message is insistent with any sense of decency or political reality. >> shepard: before we go, michael, this matter of the egyptian peace treaty with the israelis, that couldn't be more crucial and in this new world it seems to be emerging, is it your sense that peace is fragile? >> it's a great question. that's the counter-argument to what i said. people who don't want to cut off aide will say the military overdid it but it's our best bet for a stable egypt and egyptian,...

Overseas and we have millions here who need it. i think it's time to spend the money on americans. >> do we have any leverage to promote a peaceful and stable egypt if we cut off aid? >> no. and the military is the best friend we have over there, the most influential in the region. they need our money. we need them to be able to create a stable egypt, which helps to keep our strategic interests. so to turn them into adversaries when they've been our allies for years, for decades of cooperating with our military, it's just crazy. you can't do something like that at the turn of a hat. >> gary b....