January 28th, 2011 by Alec

Michael Brenden Dougherty, writing for The American Conservative, argues against Jackson Diehl’s assertion that “secular forces” in concert with Mohammed ElBaradei  are well positioned to assume power in democratic elections should the Mubarak regime fall.  Dougherty argues that even during the Bush administration’s pushing of its “freedom agenda,” officials privately admitted that the liberal and secular Egyptian oppositions was “insignificant” and that betting on such groups is an “untested fantasy.”  He further claims that any non-NDP government will be run by the “anti-American, anti-Israel” Muslim Brotherhood: ” […] prepare to hear more pundits rhapsodize about Elbaradei and the coming reign of righteousness, democracy, and prosperity in Egypt. It is the same tune we heard for Chalabi in Iraq, Karzai in Afghanistan, and free elections in Palestine.”

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