Obama admin official sees tipping point, next 24-48 hrs key & urges military to choose society over

[justiceischeap]

@JohnKingCNN: Obama admin official sees tipping point, next 24-48 hrs key & urges military to choose society over Mubarak.

http://twitter.com/#!/BlogsofWar/status/33017770056617984

[tekisui]

1. Very good news.

They need to remove Mubarak.

[hlthe2b]

2. There it is for all those suggesting Obama has not made it clear...

[justiceischeap]

3. Nope, that won't be enough for those folks. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. ENDGAME!111 ENDGAME!!!! ENDGAME!!!!

we are there,

[justiceischeap]

6. I suspect Obama has been on the phones all day with the military

I think once Thursday passes, and if this is still going on, Egypt will be receiving no more funding from the US unless the military helps to change the "leadership" of Egypt.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I suspect that happened yesterday

when he spoke to Mubarak... his speech had coded messages to him, we were just flies...

[tekisui]

8. It is going to happen.

Absolutely amazing 10 days so far.

[leftstreet]

5. Has anyone in the Admin met with military leaders?

Anyone know?

[justiceischeap]

7. They were in DC last Friday but left that day when things turned violent. n/t

[leftstreet]

9. So how are they communicating with the military tonight? Facebook?

This OP makes it sound as if the Admin has sent an urgent message to the Egyptian military

[tekisui]

10. I am sure Gates had delivered the message.

[justiceischeap]

11. I'm guessing by that thing Bell invented, ya know, the telephone?

Land lines are still working in Egypt. :)

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Satellite

you asked. Secure satellite communications, probably highly encrypted.

[TheWraith]

15. They do have phones in Egypt.

I wouldn't be surprised if the CIA could deliver the personal cell phone numbers of the top generals.

[leftstreet]

16. Yeah, I know. Just be nice if there was an actual person/quote

Never trust the term "urging"

[justiceischeap]

18. Andrea Mitchell just said Admiral Mullens was on the phone with his counterpart

and told them that if Mubarak's small inner circle could not persuade then the military had to take action.

There ya go. 2 names for ya. ;)

[RandySF]

14. It's not good enough

Obaama has to get on top of a truck with a bull horn and tell Mubarek in "plain Texan" what to do.

[justiceischeap]

17. And sling his arm over a demonstrator (instead of a firefighter). n/t