Mubarak is not the kind of leader who will liberalize its political system because a foreign head of state tried to persuade him that it's a good idea in a private conversation. The challenge for American diplomacy is to succeed in influencing the psychology of a critical moment like this. For years, Mubarak is trying to scare us with the specter of the Muslim Brotherhood, and told us that if he leaves power, the only alternative it is them.
But the events of recent days are not organized by the radical militants. These are young people from middle class (...). If the U.S. is perceived as helping Mubarak against them, then it could turn anti-American movement (...). If Tunisia was a test for France, Egypt was a test for the United States.
Barack Obama knows that the world observes the White House as well as Mubarak. Interview by Corine Lesne (Washington correspondent) Article published in the edition of 30.01.11 
But the events of recent days are not organized by the radical militants. These are young people from middle class (...). If the U.S. is perceived as helping Mubarak against them, then it could turn anti-American movement (...). If Tunisia was a test for France, Egypt was a test for the United States.
Barack Obama knows that the world observes the White House as well as Mubarak. Interview by Corine Lesne (Washington correspondent) Article published in the edition of 30.01.11
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