even if the guard was willing to admit there was scripeans, they claim that is not enough to warrant a recount. so pretty much the line has been drawn in the sand. from now on the question is to offer every opportunity for anyone who are joining with the people, to get off this sinking titanic that the islamic regime is all about. we encourage that, but at the end, it will become a matter that we can no longer say we are for the people and on the other try to sustain the reject. it is an untenable position. so yes, it is almost a revolutionary climate. however, i don't use the word revolution, because i think revolution has a negative connotation in everybody's collective memory. i am talking about nonviolent civilian disobedience. i have seldom seen nonviolent movements of change succeed without international support. that is a very key element, and that is what i would like to stress here tonight. >> my question to you is actually as a follow-up to ellis' question whether obama said -- had set the right tone or not. i wonder whether you believe the regional countries have set the r