president is an indication that the military has taken these steps notwithstanding hesitations that constitutes this provisional government right now. finally, most importantly, the question is where does egypt go with respect to the vast majority of egyptians who wanted to see the military take action against these encampments by the muslim brotherhood but probably is revolted by the sheer magnitude of the attacks and bloodshed taking place not only in cairo but across egypt. >> ambassador, you're talking about these encampments that the muslim brotherhood had set up. they were quite extensive, including hospitals, markets. they were there clearly for it the long haul. this bloody crackdown, what the muslim brotherhood is calling a massacre, will that actually serve to break up these encampments, or will that further entrench them in commitment to their cause? >> let's revert back and try to