vacuum if mubarak step down soon, could step in. outside characters people who have their own agenda, nefarious intent. we talked to experts who say this could be very fertile ground for iran to come in and meddle. let s not forget. the ayatollah khatami says sees there is transition to more islamic arab world, one based on islam, religion and religious democracy. i spoke with a an arab middle east expert here in london about that potential and here s the way he sees it potentially unfolding in the days and weeks ahead. in egypt you will see the muslim brotherhood gain as sendance with the military. you will see iran stepping in because iran exists to create chaos and fill in the gaps that are created throughout the middle east.
what were to happen if he were to leave and if he were to leave before his term is up? let s not forget is this the home of al qaeda on the arabian peninsula. characters that definitely have a anti-american agenda. how could all that shake out in the days and weeks ahead, jon that is question people need to look at. a lot of headaches in that part of the jenna:. jenna: come tick christians make up 9% of the population they have been persecuted for years. why do christians want mubarak to stay in power. we re joined by john doyle, the author of return ever hope for the middle east. tom as we look at some of the chaos in the streets today. we know under the current regime, christians have been persecuted why wouldn t you want to see a change there? well, jenna, thanks for having me on this morning. well, i think the mubarak administration is not been
reporter: of course we ve seen that in places like lebanon and in gaza as well. he also believes that the obama administration needs to be more proactive about what we re seeing here in egypt. he says that the white house appears to be following events as opposed to setting the agenda. now of course we re seeing egypt continue to boil here on the map of the region. another place we re taking a look at is yemen. tomorrow is a planned day of rage in yemen of the as you mentioned, john, president sala saying earlier today he will not stand for re-election when his term comes to an end in 2013 hoping to stave off the sort of protests we ve seen in egypt. we ve seen recent days protests in yemen. here s the problem though. even in regular transition to democracy in yemen. it is, at this point, almost a failed state. and while he has been autocratic ruler been there for 32 years he brought some stability to the government and been a very pro-u.s. ally.