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We appreciate it. wolf, to toss it back to you, all eyes on the military and what they may or may not do next, of course. >> it is a critical factor to be sure, isha. washington is, to say the least, walking a diplomatic tight rope right now as it tries to respond to the crisis in egypt. appearing sunday on cnn's "state of the union," secretary of state hillary clinton chose her words carefully when she answered a very pointed question from our own candy crowley. >> if you are watching, we are seeing signs that say, u.s., stop backing mubarak. what side is the u.s. on? mubarak or the people ...

Let's here what she told candy crowley on cnn. she signaled that the end for mubarak could be near. >> we have a calendar that already has elections for the next president scheduled, so there is an action-enforcing event on the calendar. can there be efforts need really respond to the political desires of the people so that such an election is free and fair and credible. there are many steps that can be taken by reaching out to those who have advocated a peaceful orderly transition to greater democracy where the egyptian people themselves get to express their views. >> and, don, what does that...

Diplomat and former head of atomic agent say made his way through the crowd. his message today, president mubarak must leave today. egyptian president shows no indication that he will heed that advice. we have an update on the security situation. barbara starr reports defense secretary robert gates talks by phone with military leaders of both egypt and israel about the situation. the u.s. is walking a fine line of backing the mow bark regime and supporting the protesters' demands for freedom and democracy. secretary of state hillary clinton called on them to show restraint. arwa damon is sta...

Everybody will be here. we have also good choice. the first choice mubarak can make and the second choice. we have no choice. >> the united states gives billions of dollars every year to the egyptian government, a government that is now seen as being on the wrong side of a political uprising. secretary of state hillary clinton appeared on cnn's "state of the union" with candy crowley. i'm joined by elise labott. she's walking a fine line here with her comments, isn't she? >> she really is. she doesn't want to do anything to suggest regime challenge because they're very uncertain about what tha...

Stop backing mubarak. what side is the u.s. on? mubarak or the people in the streets? >> well, there's another choice. it's the egyptian people. we are on the side as we have been for more than 30 years, of a democratic egypt that provides both political and economic rights to its people. that respects the universal human rights of all egyptians. and that is the message that every ambassador, whether republican or democratic, president, everyone has conveyed for over 30 years. what happens is truly up to the egyptian people. and what the united states is doing is sending a very clear message. ...