The White House just put out this release:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2011
Readout of the President’s Calls to Discuss Egypt
The President has made a number of calls to foreign leaders to discuss the ongoing situation in Egypt. On Saturday, January 29th, the President spoke to Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey, Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Today, he spoke to Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom. During his calls, the President reiterated his focus on opposing violence and calling for restraint; supporting universal rights, including the right to peaceful assembly, association, and speech; and supporting an orderly transition to a government that is responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people. The President asked each of the leaders that he spoke to for their assessment of the situation, and agreed to stay in close contact going forward.
“When President Mubarak addressed the Egyptian people tonight, he pledged a better democracy and greater economic opportunity.” – Obama
He realized pretty soon that the better democracy bit wasn’t the best option.
It’s interesting that he called Bibi and Saudi for advice on an orderly transition, after one of them said the Arabs were not ready for democracy while the other said the uprising was the handiwork of ‘infiltrators’
RE:”The President has made a number of calls to foreign leaders to discuss the ongoing situation in Egypt.” – The White House
FROM War in Context, 01/30/11:…Helena Cobban notes that while Obama monitors the situation in Egypt, he does so surrounded by a group of advisers none of whom know much about the region.
ENTIRE ARTICLE – http://warincontext.org/2011/01/28/egyptians-rising-up-to-bring-down-the-mubarak-regime-live-updates/
“war in context” is an outstanding site in my opinion.