the same time worried, frustrated that other arab allies are going to see that as a threat, perhaps throwing mubarak under the bus. that's why they're being somewhat cautious about this. the other thing, too, under the bush administration i had a chance to visit cairo with the former first lady laura bush. she had the same situation, the same challenge. people asked her the same question, do you support the muslim brotherhood, do you support this opposition party and she had to say yes, you know, mubarak is a reliable ally but she visited with those opposition leaders to show that they are open to the possibility of greater democracy in that country. >> suzanne, we appreciate the analysis. i'll toss it back to wolf now. suzanne pointed out the u.s. finds itself walking a very fine tight rope. >> stakes certainly enormous right now. the big focus though, rattled nerves throughout the middle east. regional leaders are watching what happens in egypt and wondering if the rage will spread interest their countries. a former jordanian foreign