orphans or gregg: i want to explore that, joey makes a legitimate point, like hamas, hezbollah is several things. it is both a political organization, an organization that hands out money to the poor and a terrorist organization that murders innocent people. the money made illegally in america through the illegal smuggling of cigarettes and profits there by sent to hezbollah was meant for one thing, for the military operations of hezbollah to continue. i think the proof at trial was very clear. it was not to feed poor people. in the mice. there is no way, no how. i beg to differ. gregg: you also argue, joey that the defendant is a terrorist. yes. gregg: absolutely 30 years, he deserves. gregg: and expressed remorse and that is a tricky thing and sometimes it is gee i m sorry i was caught. exactly but, in this instance and it was far from clear.
inoperative in a matter of days and now their trying to hedge without separating from each other and when she talks of an orderly transition is giving a bone to both sides, we know he has to leave, but we know he cannot leave today and if he left today to me that is the worst of all possible outcomes. because you don t know what could happen then. gregg: and biden said he s not a dictator and he doesn t need step down and words he s likely regretting. michael goodwin, good to see you. thank you, gregg. heather: a reduced sentence for a convicted terrorist. the judge slashing, more than 100 years from his prison sentence, does it make sense? our legal panel weighs in. gregg: protests and at the center of the controversy, an american. details. next. is performance about the joy of driving? or the importance. of surviving? to us, performance is not bout doing one thing well.
quickly i think other monarchs in the region and autocrats would say if america is going to dump me at the first sign of trouble i better hedge my bets right now. gregg: 40% of the oil, world s oil supplies you point out in your column, i didn t know, 40% goes through the suez canal. hillary clinton, asked blnt unt who do you side with, and she said, we stand by the people of egypt, diplomatic, if not evasive, but does that tell you indeed this is an administration, that is, a, not sure and, b, like a good hedge fund, hedge its bets. in the beginning they were sure and joe biden said mubarak was not a dictator and hillary clinton said we think the regime is stable and those are inop ti
ensure mubarak s safe and smooth exit. both those things sound absolutely right, that he knows his ace is the military and is consolidating his connection to the military, bolstering the power of the top military people and ones he trusts, and for 30 years, he clearly has stayed on top by virtue of an iron fist and i don t expect he ll turn soft in the final days and the question is what are the final days? how many are there and how does he leave and when and what happens afterward and there is no certainties about that. and everybody i think watching, our hearts go out to the demonstrators but as you see how quickly things turned and now it is about the looters and the gunfire at night. where is that coming from? gregg: and the impact on the region is considerable. we have a map to demonstrate that. let s put it on the screen. in tunisia, protesters have overthrown the government. in jordan, there is unrest as people denounce the high food
hamas in gaza, hezbollah in lebanon and famously or infamously, the ayatollahs in iran. not a good track record for democracy in that region. that s right and we ve benefitted from the autocrats who in anyways are contrary to our values but which in many cases support our interests and there s a clash for america and is not an easy decision and in my clm i talk about those who say there is a certain way to do this and we have to beware of them because there is no certainty here. we don t know who will be left standing or whether mubarak will try and tough it out, of course we can have some opinion and guidance and help to him but in the end, america does not have the ability to control these events. gregg: the shah of iran presided over and in criminal negligencely brutal and repressive and oppressive regime and richard nixon was asked, why do you support the shah of iran? and, apparently privately he said, the issue is not just how