New York Times Article from February 11th, 2011, "U.S. faces Stark Choice as Mubarak Clings to Power"

Lysandra sent me this:  "There are many more like this. Guess Robert Worth., et al. missed them

"On a day of dashed hopes in Egypt, the administration’s attempts to balance the democratic aspirations of the protesters against a fear of contributing to broader instability in the Middle East collided head-on with Mr. Mubarak’s defiant refusal to relinquish his office.

To some extent, Mr. Mubarak opened the door for President Obama to appeal even more directly to the protesters, some of whom have felt betrayed by the administration’s cautious approach, saying it placed strategic interests ahead of democratic values.""