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Originally Posted by Skybird
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The Islamists are desperate to return to power in Egypt." I think this would be beneficial to them and the U.S. policy if the Muslim Brotherhood had our backing and ruled in Egypt like they attempted under the Obama/Biden administration.
China is investing heavily in Egypt and the Suez Canal and is intent on using Egypt as a stepping stone into the region. China has also built a very heavily fortified Navy base in Djibouti which would give them some control of the Straights of Aden. So even though the Muslim Brotherhood is perceived to be the enemy of my nation. It is also the enemy of my enemy and that makes them the friend of our policy makers even though they remain the enemy of the nation.
Anyway what I think it really boils down to is having the Muslim Brotherhood as a deterrent to China in Egypt and the Red Sea.