wanted substantively. the administration wanted a quick but orderly transition, they are getting that, what they haven't seen is the follow through on the transition. that's what fareed is pointing to, they have to keep the pressure on now, to make sure that happens. if that happens, a lot of this incoherence and message will disappear as a story. >> jill, you've been reporting that the administration is making calls to allies in the region but delivering a tough message. what are they saying? >> essentially what they're saying is, look, we're your friends, we're still your friends, but we're telling you, as hillary clinton would put it, the foundations of your regimes are sinking in the sand. and there is this tide out there. there are people who want opportunity and you are facing many of the same problems that egypt and tunisia have had. very young populations, very little chance to make their lives better. in fact, one senior official was telling me that egypt has the highest number of college educated young people with no jobs. so that is a recipe for