AMB. JOHN BOLTON
Fox News ^ | 28 January 2011 | John Bolton (Interview)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2664992/posts
“...I think after the Friday prayers the Brotherhood brought its people out. That’s why the protests are even more extensive today. That constitutes no doubt about it a direct threat to the military government, and I think the failure of the other security forces to bring the demonstrations under control also now explains the presence of the military.
Let me be clear here, this is not just the Mubarak-family government. The military has ruled Egypt since Gamal Nasser and they over through King Farook.
It’s the military that is the real government and they are not going to go peacefully.
I think the question is whether and to what extent the Muslim Brotherhood and radical Islamists have infiltrated the leadership.
If the military holds firm it’s entirely possible, although bloody, that the government can hold onto power. That doesn’t necessarily mean Mubarak will be in power, but the military will be, and I think that is why this contrast makes it so important for people to understand, this is not a choice between the Mubarak government on one hand, and sweetness and light, Jeffersonian democracy on the other.
It’s no surprise to see Hamas enter the frey. Al Quaeda is probably there too.
Bolton was on Mark Levin, yesterday. A really good listen that can be downloaded from Levin’s site. (If you didn’t know that.)