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Means? >> i think what's happening in egypt, tunisia today, and perhaps elsewhere, these can be models for peaceful transition to more open, more accountable governance, and towards societies that offer more opportunities. social, economic, political for a cross-section of their people. i truly believe, and i have for 30 years, and i used to argue this in jordan as well, that to achieve true national security, which is the issue in the debate that's always proceed dominated in egypt and many other countries and has justified a multitude of policies, that you can't divorce that from human secur...

Protracted struggle, no one will benefit, the country won't benefit and only the extreming will benefit, but i think if we see some concrete -- steps leading towards reform and the kemp -- and in fact only the president in egypt can initiate, perhaps the relationship between the president and the people and however the transition takes place will -- will actually -- that process will be less tense. but there's going to have to be some concrete steps, not cosmetic steps and not just rhetoric. they'll have to give some form to this as soon as possible. >> when we come back, i want to talk to you...

Country in the world can move toward a democracy, it's going to be messy, real implication for israel and the middle east peace, but so much better than an autocrazy, and we should be rejoining in it. >> will we look back on him as a dictator, a benevolent dictator? a pretty good guy who was managing a very difficult situation? how do you think history will judge him? >> i think he'll probably be seen as a care taker. he looked after the shop pretty well, maintained security, maintained stability. in the last few years, he did something very industry, hardly pushed by the imf, because he neede...

Egypt. that was a decision mubarak made, one i'm sure he rues now, and the syrians have not made that mistake, and north koreans have not made that mistake. he began a process of reform that ultimately overwhelmed him. >> nick, one of the most fascinating things tonight i thought, was newt gingrich has come out strongly against the muslim brotherhood. he said there's a total absolute misreading of history going on. the muslim brotherhood is a mortal enemy. they say so openly. what do you make of that? >> well, i mean, i think that people here misunderstand the muslim brotherhood to some extent...

The internet was not censored in egypt. that was a decision mubarak made, one i'm sure he rues now, and the syrians have not made that mistake, and north koreans have not made that mistake. he began a process of reform that ultimately yoef whelm him. >> nick, one of the most fascinating things tonight i thought, was newt gingrich has come out strongly against the muslim brotherhood. he said there's a total absolute misreading. the muslim brotherhood is a mortal enemy. they say so openly. what do you make of that? >> well, i mean, i think that people here misunderstand the muslim brotherhood to...