U.S. open to a role for Islamists in new Egypt government (OBAMA SUPPORTS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD)

Los Angeles Times ^ | 1/31/2011 | Paul Richter and Peter Nicholas

[mojito]

The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government.

The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is to be comfortable with it taking part in the government, the White House said. But by even setting conditions for the involvement of such nonsecular groups, the administration took a surprise step in the midst of the crisis that has enveloped Egypt for the last week.

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Gibbs' remarks came after a White House meeting at which administration officials briefed outside Middle East experts, leaving some of the participants with the impression that the administration was not counting on the 82-year-old Mubarak remaining in power.

[mojito]

Un-frickin-believable.

[Let's Roll]

I, for one, am just totally shocked that the one would support muzzie extremists ... NOT.

[Regulator]

Treason

[bgill]

Uh, no it’s quite believable. He promised from day one that he would side with muslims. Now we know just how far out there he truly is.

[GoCards]

Would one consider this a WTF moment?

[RummyChick]

I was planning to go to Egypt in the next year or so. Now that is totally out with the Muslim extremists in charge.

These events are Such a sad thing for that country, Israel and the US.

[BelegStrongbow]

Only if W=What

[de.rm]

Not if you’ve been following the game with the unabridged playbook.

[shankbear]

Our president supports terrorism. He supports terrorist groups. This is absofrigginlutely insane. He should be removed from the Office of the Presidency. Time for change.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

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[DannyTN]

The list should include:

• reject violence
• recognize democratic goals
• Recognize freedom of religion
• Recognize freedom of speech
• Reject blasphemy laws
• Recognize all men regardless of religion as equal
• Not have a history of violence
• Not be associated with a religion that supports Taquiya or Jihad.
• Recognize Israel

  There, that ought to about do it.

[de.rm]

."..your winnings, sir."

[dandiegirl]

Radical Muslims know they have a friend in the WH. We don’t know what he has said to them privately. We don’t know if they are blackmailing him. After all, no one in the US knows anything about his past. I’ll bet someone somewhere has the goods on him. We do know however, that he has strong associations with radicals.

[forgotten man]

Does this mean that Hayman Zawahiri will be the next president of Egypt? He has an Egyptian birth certificate.

[Hunton Peck]

How many times must 0bama declare himself to be an enemy of the United States before it becomes socially acceptable to believe it?

[Uncle Ike]

” Un-frickin-believable. “

All too believable, since our Administration tacitly approved Hezbollah - an OUTLAWED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION - taking over in Lebanon...

[marron]

The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is to be comfortable with it taking part in the government

Yeah. Sure. No problem.

We're talking about a group that just overthrew a government and seized power, and has put its people on notice that war is coming.

But, sure. Whatever.

[Gator113]

FUBO

[oldbrowser]

The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government.

I would hope that this is just posturing for the Egyptian consumption and that the CIA is busy making sure it doesn't happen.

Well I can hope.

[ColdOne]

At what point is this treason? Crimes against the state? Ruling against the will of the people? ANYTHING?