The Obama administration may be having a "whoops" moment as the Muslim Brotherhood is poised to take power in Egypt after two days of elections. It appears they'll control about 45% of the seats in the new parliament.
Despite that Obama refused to support democracy protesters in Iran in 2009, he eagerly jumped on board the push to rid Egypt of Hosni Mubarak. While Mubarak was no nice guy, no democrat, and no angel, he may have been a better alternative to what is to come.
Israel may now have to prepare for Egypt's annexation of Gaza which could lead to violence and even war. Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt may be moving much closer to an Iranian axis of Islamist governments fiercely hostile to Israel and strongly in support of groups like Al Qaida, Hezbollah, and Hamas.
Don't be fooled by those who claim the Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate party that seeks peace. Those same claims existed when the ayatollah seized power in Iran in 1979. The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) may have renounced violence to western reporters, but the MB birthed Hamas and still supports it.
The MB is also supportive of Al Qaida's goals and acts:
"the Brotherhood even continues to lionize Osama bin Laden. In 2008, for example, “Supreme Guide” Muhammad Mahdi Akef lauded al-Qaeda’s emir, saying that bin Laden is not a terrorist at all but a “mujahid,” a term of honor for a jihad warrior. The Supreme Guide had “no doubt” about bin Laden’s “sincerity in resisting the occupation,” a point on which he proclaimed bin Laden “close to Allah on high.” Yes, Akef said, the Brotherhood opposed the killing of “civilians” — and note that, in Brotherhood ideology, one who assists “occupiers” or is deemed to oppose Islam is not a civilian. But Akef affirmed the Brotherhood’s support for al-Qaeda’s “activities against the occupiers.”
The possibility of continued unrest in Syria, Yemen, and even Saudi Arabia and Jordan could pave the way for a tide of Islamist takeovers. Could a new caliphate be possible in the future? It seemed impossible, but may be a possibility in the coming years.
The MB's motto is chilling in consideration of western friendly governments dropping like flies in the Arab spring: the Brotherhood’s motto remains, “Allah is our objective, the Prophet is our leader, the Koran is our law, Jihad is our way, and dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope. Allahu akbar!”.
The Arab spring could very well lead to the Islamic-fascist summer, and in the worst case scenario eventually a jihadist new year.
It just goes to show that you should be careful what you wish for.
Despite that Obama refused to support democracy protesters in Iran in 2009, he eagerly jumped on board the push to rid Egypt of Hosni Mubarak. While Mubarak was no nice guy, no democrat, and no angel, he may have been a better alternative to what is to come.
Israel may now have to prepare for Egypt's annexation of Gaza which could lead to violence and even war. Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt may be moving much closer to an Iranian axis of Islamist governments fiercely hostile to Israel and strongly in support of groups like Al Qaida, Hezbollah, and Hamas.
Don't be fooled by those who claim the Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate party that seeks peace. Those same claims existed when the ayatollah seized power in Iran in 1979. The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) may have renounced violence to western reporters, but the MB birthed Hamas and still supports it.
The MB is also supportive of Al Qaida's goals and acts:
"the Brotherhood even continues to lionize Osama bin Laden. In 2008, for example, “Supreme Guide” Muhammad Mahdi Akef lauded al-Qaeda’s emir, saying that bin Laden is not a terrorist at all but a “mujahid,” a term of honor for a jihad warrior. The Supreme Guide had “no doubt” about bin Laden’s “sincerity in resisting the occupation,” a point on which he proclaimed bin Laden “close to Allah on high.” Yes, Akef said, the Brotherhood opposed the killing of “civilians” — and note that, in Brotherhood ideology, one who assists “occupiers” or is deemed to oppose Islam is not a civilian. But Akef affirmed the Brotherhood’s support for al-Qaeda’s “activities against the occupiers.”
The possibility of continued unrest in Syria, Yemen, and even Saudi Arabia and Jordan could pave the way for a tide of Islamist takeovers. Could a new caliphate be possible in the future? It seemed impossible, but may be a possibility in the coming years.
The MB's motto is chilling in consideration of western friendly governments dropping like flies in the Arab spring: the Brotherhood’s motto remains, “Allah is our objective, the Prophet is our leader, the Koran is our law, Jihad is our way, and dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope. Allahu akbar!”.
The Arab spring could very well lead to the Islamic-fascist summer, and in the worst case scenario eventually a jihadist new year.
It just goes to show that you should be careful what you wish for.
2 comments:
Do you think Egypt will go to war with Canada? Steal our timmies?
complete nonsense .
an islamist government is not an anti-american one .. foreign policy is completely independant of interior affairs .
and if the egyptians elected a conservative government that's their free choice, who are you to decide in their place ? aren't you yourself a self-identified conservative ? why don't you want conservatives to take power in Egypt even when elected by their people ?
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