if there was a nomination process, g, amel mubarak would be the only one who the national democratic party could nominate for the position or logically nominate for the position. >> rose: i want both of you to sum up the significance, the importance in terms of the future of the middle east of egypt. >> egypt is the largest arab country. one out of every four arabs is egyptian. and so what happens in egypt counts tremendously for the rest of the arab world and the rest of the arab world, although egypt is not the only country with education the way it used to be, it's still tremendously important. and so, you know, whether or not there will be some sort of reform, some sort of move toward a more open political system and so forth in egypt is hugely important for the rest of the region. >> i would agree 100%. egypt is a bellwether of the region. if there's some sort of democratic break through in egypt, it will affect the rest of the region. but the reverse is also the case. a narrower dictatorship will affect the rest of the region. we shouldn't lose sight of the fact with all of the