Walid Phares tells Fox News that basically what’s going on in Cairo is that the Muslim Brotherhood has pitted the seculars against the military by convincing the seculars to start protesting in the street, demanding that the military turn over power to a democratic president with a democratic constitution. However, shortly after the protests started, the Muslim Brotherhood pulled out of the protests and cut a deal with the military to get what they want and is now on the sidelines watching it unfold.
Phares said that at this point Egypt looks to be headed for an Islamic state just like Libya and Tunisia:
As I watch this unfold, I’m reminded of this:
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cautiously welcomed Sunday the Muslim Brotherhood’s involvement in political dialogue in Egypt, saying Washington would “wait and see” how talks develop.
“Today we learned the Muslim Brotherhood decided to participate, which suggests they at least are now involved in the dialogue that we have encouraged,” Clinton told National Public Radio (NPR) from Germany.
“We’re going to wait and see how this develops, but we’ve been very clear about what we expect.”
Epic fail.
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