Phares: Obama's Failed Strategy Leading To Islamic Rise In Egypt

The Arab Spring has failed in Egypt, and the Muslim Brotherhood may succeed in turning the most populous nation in the Middle East into an Islamic fundamentalist state within months, says noted Mideast expert Walid Phares in an exclusive Newsmax interview.

And if the Obama administration doesn’t change its flawed strategy in confronting this threat, the entire region could be in turmoil by this time next year, he adds.

Deposed leader Hosni Mubarak’s former defense minister heads the military council, called the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

“Unfortunately, over the past few months, the Muslim Brotherhood and the military have cut a deal. Now the deal is off,” Phares said in explaining the circumstances that have brought thousands back to the streets in the biggest protests since massive demonstrations forced President Hosni Mubarak from office after 30 years of rule.

The Muslim Brotherhood mobilized the majority of the youths protesting in Tahrir Square to attack the military to force the military council to “cut another deal.”

The Muslim Brotherhood wants power transferred from the military council into its own hands to use it to establish an Islamist state, Phares said.

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