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Spotted joining us now Fox -- Middle East and terror analyst doctor Wally parents are trigger -- of the Washington institute.
For near east policy -- -- thanks for being here.
-- -- we begin with you we've just received word that the president spoke.
-- with -- Morrissey today and expressed is concerned.
About the number of deaths and injuries as a result of these demonstrations.
This is -- now our region that seems to be.
Behaving in ways in which this administration could not of anticipated or at least did not.
A year ago six months ago your thoughts on what -- happen.
Now.
Well it's happening right now is a balance force.
Demonstrations between -- -- regime.
Which is still trying to assert itself that it has begun to influence the army but did not complete the job so the army.
Is not completely out of the hands of more see on the other hand if -- is -- dynamic opposition that has united against more C.
And has basically been.
-- on the responsible for the uprising in Egypt against Mubarak and was replaced with a Muslim Brotherhood.
Bottom line -- is that now the Obama administration realizes.
That a partnership with the Muslim Brotherhood and was -- mr.
Morrissey is not gonna do within Egypt.
They would have to be a triangular.
Conference between the US and -- the and the opposition the opposition is now part of Egyptian politics.
More -- cannot even with a referendum on the fifteen to -- Is very strong opposition -- this point in time.
Her triggered do you concur.
I I don't -- I wish I shared doctor paris' optimism below what it seems to me actually is that the administration.
Is still really engaging Morrissey and not really reading him the riot act you had actually top -- -- advisors in Washington yesterday meeting with the NSC.
It doesn't seem like any hard message was was sense at all.
I think I think it's true that you know these protesters against Morrissey have counseling to unite around but the truth is that beyond uniting get -- -- Very little.
Brings them together and so it's very hard to see this protest really creating a non -- -- some movement back and win elections.
More like you're gonna have more seat forcing things through creating more chaos.
-- -- Wally in fact doesn't it doesn't it seem now clear.
That this administration is supporting.
-- least -- please solve -- The the Islamist movement.
In the region in fact rather than.
Is it seems many want to believe.
I am so trying to work against the Islamist radical islamists in particular.
Who threaten US interest.
You don't know that the it could be curious matter is that this question is only asked in Washington.
Everywhere else.
Go to Paris London Europe the Arab world you read their press.
Everybody knows what -- everybody criticize or accuses.
The Obama administration.
Being a partner of pushing up helping B -- the government and before that the engagement with the Muslim Brotherhood it's it's a well known reality it's -- the -- In the hallways of a Washington -- -- -- we asked the question.
In all the -- question should be why.
Why did the Obama administration from day one from the how do you square instead of siding with the secular with the U with the -- of people what.
April 6 -- women middle class.
Labor and the -- of course.
He cited exclusively week with the with the Muslim Brotherhood and that question basically if we answer that question we would know what would be the future of the policy in Egypt.
Eric.
Your -- yew cautioned.
Against trusting.
Morrissey from the outset.
Now we are it appears trying to.
Persuade Russia to in their support of four Assad.
How effective do you think that ever will be.
I think it'll be very -- and I'm afraid that we waited wait too long -- -- about 30000 people have been killed.
They're now reports of Sarin gas being loaded on -- it to bonds or be dropped on Syrians.
-- -- I I think we really have to be very concerned that pursuing this kind of diplomatic process we'll just give the Asad regime.
More time to do tremendous damage and destruction to its own people.
And thank you both are triggered thank you very much -- Roland -- thank -- -- Much.
