Obama Welcomes Brotherhood Run for Egyptian Presidency

The Muslim Brotherhood swore up and down that it wouldn't seek the Egyptian presidency as proof of its desire for a pluralistic society. At the last minute, the Brotherhood nominated Khairat el-Shater. According to the New York Times, State Department officials actually look at this as a good thing that could stop the more puritanical Salafists from winning.
"State Department officials said they were untroubled and even optimistic about the Brotherhood's reversal of its pledge not to seek the presidency," the Times reports.
Shater has had extensive contact with U.S. officials and has convinced them that he's not to be feared. Apparently, these U.S. officials have forgotten about (or never were informed of) the Muslim Brotherhood's ideology and history.
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