the same numbers as today or will it die down? that s the first measure of understanding how important it is. and neil, as we watch, that as we watch what happens in the next 24 to 48 hours in egypt, not only in cairo but across the great swath of jip, what is your number one question from what happens within the borders and then address the potential domino effect in the region, given egypt s historic role as the beacon in the region? i think that the government has to walk a very fine line about how much violence they use the suppress it. the more violence they use, it may have the opposite effect and drive more people on to the streets. the military, president mubarak has made sure to tamp down any political aspirations in the military. they have to ask how far they re willing to go to suppress this. the foreign ministry, the ministry of communications. using them to protect buildings is one thing. using them to fire on crowds is