The US really tried to nudge Mubarak: how nice

"“As Mubarak got older, indeed her influence and control became greater—and not in a good way,” says one former U.S. official. “The U.S. had had multiple conversations with Mubarak encouraging him to move to a democratic form of government. It was clear that the person most opposed to that was not Mubarak himself, but Suzanne.”" (thanks Nabeel)