pays $1.3 billion in aid so buy u.s.-made weapons and the egyptian people are sitting there saying, when do we get a say in this because none is on the rights of our freedom of rights and democracy. the u.s. one is not one that is looked upon sympathetically. i just want to respond there and interject one thing and you are the expert on these matters and i m sitting here in new york and you re sitting there in cairo and it is important for the american audience to understand that there is a base of popular support for the regime, whether that is completely the product of propaganda because they have been eculturated to it and system that buys people off, but genuinely millions of egyptians who do want to see the regime and power and want to see shafik announce the winner. isn t that correct? well, let me put it down in just plain numbers for you. in the first round of the elections, mohamed morsi got 25%