regime. hosni mubarak was no boy scout. but the non-communist regimes had the potential to evolve and the communist ones did not. they had to be replaced to achieve freedom. regimes like syria and iran, it's hard to see how they evolve to a situation where they are responsive to the needs of their people where they fact a civilized way. this is a regime that can use fear against its army and people to demand loyalty. bill: i find these images stunning. of all the unpredictability the past several months, it seems the more the governor cracks down the more the people go back into the streets. when you compare syria with what's happening in libya, libya seems easy. you have the history 20s