An ally no more
by Caroline Glick
With vote tallies in for Egypt's first round of parliamentary
elections in it is abundantly clear that Egypt is on the fast track to
becoming a totalitarian Islamic state. The first round of voting took
place in Egypt's most liberal, cosmopolitan cities. And still the Muslim
Brotherhood and the Salafists received more than 60 percent of the
vote. Run-off elections for 52 seats will by all estimates increase
their representation.
And then in the months to
come, Egyptian voters in the far more Islamist Nile Delta and Sinai
will undoubtedly provide the forces of jihadist Islam with an even
greater margin of victory.
Until the
US-supported overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt served as the anchor of
the US alliance system in the Arab world. The Egyptian military is
US-armed, US-trained and US-financed. The Suez Canal is among the most
vital waterways in the world for the US Navy and the global economy. Due
to Mubarak's commitment to stemming the tide of jihadist forces that
threatened his regime, under his rule Egypt served as a major
counter-terror hub in the US-led war against international jihad.
GIVEN
EGYPT'S singular importance to US strategic interests in the Arab
world, the Obama administration's response to the calamitous election
results has been shocking. Rather than sound the alarm bells, US
President Barack Obama has celebrated the results as a victory for
"democracy."
Rather than warn Egypt that it will face severe consequences if it
completes its Islamist transformation, the Obama administration has
turned its guns on the first country that will pay a price for Egypt's
Islamic revolution: Israel.
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