Stephen J. Hadley: “I think the Arab states have largely been very shortsighted about this and very stingy.”

The narrative needed to be not Mubarak refuses to step down. The narrative needed to be, Mubarak is actually stepping down from power, giving over his authority to a vice president who would then lead a movement for national reconciliation…

America has never accepted the idea that it had to choose between its democratic principles and its interests.

Anyone who has watched the performance of these heroes in the square, and we can only admire their courage as they fight for their freedom, knows that it is not Hezbollah. This is not Hamas. This is an upwelling of the Egyptian people.

We need to show that our politics can actually, on a bipartisan basis, solve some of the problems we face.