we can't be -- we think when we asked what should the president do, well, i'm sorry. we're not going to decide who the next will be. it's out of our control. even if we try, we don't do it. we haven't been good at engineering it. let's keep our perspective. >> the u.s. has a limited capability in affecting the street in egypt, i think it's fair to say. if you were advising a president as vice president bush but you were advising president obama right now what would you tell him, fran? >> well, it is true this is about the people of egypt. this is not about the united states. let's remember, we subsidized the egyptian military with over a billion dollars in aid every year. >> almost $2 billion. >> so it's not without levers. we have tremendous, tremendous leverage. >> would you cut that off? >> the white house made perfectly clear they're reviewing that now. the interesting point now there has not been any positive development post-president obama's statement last night. tomorrow secretary clinton will go on the sunday shows, she'll