[Hulka]

Actually, surrounding the US Embassy with tanks is a step to protect the embassy, to stop another Iran-like incident. And given the Army is THE premiere service, most loyal to Mubarak, they will remain on the side of the government and not wander to the other side.

I travel to Egypt all the time, and at one time, was a pol-mil analyst in the Air Force with Egypt as one of my countries. The government of Egypt is pro-West, pro-US. Oh, and we can't underestimate the influence of tourist dollars in Egypt. Most of their national funds come from tourist dollars and riots and violence against US interests is bad for that business. The people of Egypt understand that and while they may wish greater freedoms, they do NOT want a reactionary islamic government. They will riot and maybe eventually throw out the government, maybe not this time, but who knows. But I can say with a lot of certainty, the people of Egypt would soon after welcome US tourists and it will be business as usual on the Giza Plateau.

[Molly Pitcher]

Heard Bolton interviewed tonite, and he expressed ideas similar to yours.

[SaraJohnson]

Did we also plan to train the protest leaders to overturn the Egyptian government when you were in the Army? Obammy did.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8289686/Egypt-protests-Americas-secret-backing-for-rebel-leaders-behind-uprising.html