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hlthe2b

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1. Once again a total lack of understanding of all things Middle East, Muslim, and frankly the world
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:58 PM
Apr 2019

Muslim Brotherhood has some bad apples, for sure, but they have so integrated into society--especially in Egypt, where in times of national disaster (e.g., the earthquakes) it was often only the Muslim Brotherhood who came to help--not Mubarak's corrupt government.

This is about like going into South LA or Chicago and singling out Farrakhan's supporters--Nation of Islam. They are the brothers, fathers, cousins, sons of many of the society. Might there be an individual who has done something wrong? Sure, but those neighborhoods will not take well to singling out everyone with any connection whatsoever and without cause. Same, I think with how this will be received in Cairo, Alexandria and much of the Middle East.

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