word. mubarak is the fearer of egypt. he stands at the top of a military regime and took power in 1952 in a revolution where they overthrew the former king. he stands on his own two feet. the united states has worked closely with him for a number of very good reasons. they have served american interests very well. he made peace with israel. that was the critical breakthrough which made it impossible for other arab leaders to consider making war with israel. it began the peace process. i think you would agree that resolving the israeli conflict is a good thing he played a very important role. when it came to taking on saddam