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ace, I guess my confusion stems from the fact that you have all this talk about the Muslim Brotherhood when they're not even really a concern in terms of the influence and the current state of affairs.
Even beyond that, the concern with them I think is a bit biased, and I can only assume that it's because they're Muslim.
Religious political parties aren't new. There are many Christian ones, many of which have members who hold seats, if not high office.
What's the big deal, anyway? The U.S. is used to dealing with people of different religious and political associations. Let's see, the two that come to mind are the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Islamic absolute monarchy) and the People's Republic of China (a communist single-party state). So what gives? There shouldn't be any worry about the Muslim Brotherhood if the U.S. has a history of diplomatic and economic relations with such states.
The Muslim Brotherhood isn't even on the list of international terrorist organizations. Isn't that were radical Muslim organizations go?
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