Considering the recent goings on in the Middle East, I think it’s important to look a bit further into this organization which now has chapters in approximately 80 countries, but more importantly is now in charge of the “Big Daddy” Egypt.
And, as revolutions continue to spread across the Middle East, I’m sure the Brotherhood will only enhance their rule in the region.
What about Iran, you ask? They’re currently developing a nuclear weapon, has threatened the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and vows to wipe Israel from the face of the earth.
All true, but they haven’t yet fully developed a nuclear weapon (and likely won't), and I seriously question their ability to close the strait considering its importance to the oil industry that would ultimately affect the United States.
Even our current administration will not allow that scenario to play out, and for all their rhetoric, Iran is not prepared for an engagement with the United States.
Now, I realize the attack in Benghazi, where four Americans were killed, is fresh in our minds, and I hope we respond to that incident in a manner befitting the seriousness of the act (instead of an apology), But, we must not lose sight of what’s going on in Egypt…the “Big Daddy” of the region as I mentioned previously.
Egypt is where the President Obama gave his famous “apology” speech in Cairo, and where the United States wholeheartedly supported the uprising to oust Mubarak.
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