In the past few months, two Congressional delegations have met with members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
American policy towards the Muslim Brotherhood (a popular, Egyptian-based Islamic organization that has been officially banned since 1954) has traditionally been one of non-engagement. But with democracy now being talked about as a remedy to many of the problems plaguing the Middle East, many Congressmen are beginning to realize that it’s important to start talking with the Brotherhood. Indeed, if democracy were to take hold in Egypt, the Brotherhood would undoubtedly win a majority of votes.
Is this a bad thing? Need we worry about such an Islamist group coming to power in Egypt?