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How would you have reacted? We've been propping the guy up for decades. There was no guarantee he would go down. So if you come out and say "Mubarak has to go" and then he doesn't, we're in tough shape. Or, if you come out an unequivocally support the guy, and he does go down, whoever comes in is pissed.
We'll find out in the coming months or years that the U.S. Military played a big role in this through their personal and professional connections with members of the Egyptian military. I'm sure of that. I think Obama and his administration played this one really well, and I am pretty sure the guys who are leading this transition are feeling pretty friendly to the U.S. How it plays out over time is another thing. We'll all just have to sit back and wait. But so far they've done a very good job in a very delicate and tricky situation. They've managed it with precision rather than a baseball bat- something the previous administration wasn't so great at.
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Two days slow. That's what they are.
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