Contention 1: Inherency
US policy towards the Muslim Brotherhood remains the same despite so-called dialogue. The US refuses to increase democracy assistance to the Muslim Brotherhood
Brown, George Washington Professor, 2011, States News Service, August 9, What Does the US Want to Talk to the Brotherhood About? [Nathan], p. factiva
"In a confusing set of statements" and "social and political actor."
Plan: The Unites States Congress should substantially increase Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding for Egypt and allow all Egyptian political parties access to MEPI programs.
The plan is an endorsement of non-violent pluralism – current U.S. democracy assistance conditions aid on opposition parties converting to Western notion of democratic values – by including the Muslim Brotherhood in U.S. democracy assistance the U.S. moves a away from a policy of forced regime change that promotes social engineering
Etzioni, university professor and professor of international relations at The George Washington University, [Amitai “Toward a Nonviolent, Pluralistic Middle East”, Middle East Quarterly, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2011, p.
“"Illiberal moderate" also pertains to several” and “ how should we determine which qualify?”
Through inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood the plan allows questioning of methods but still allows liberal values to create space for local choices
Youngs, University of Warwick Professor and FRIDE Director, 2011 [Richard “Misunderstanding the Maladies of Liberal Democracy Promotion”, Working Paper 106, January 2011, p. SM
“Clearly, more debate about” and “descent into relativism?”
Pluralism alone is critical to addressing numerous global issues threatening survival
Wenman, Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Nottingham 2003
(Mark, “What is Politics? The Approach of Radical Pluralism,” Politics, V. 23, Iss. 1)
“I have shown that the approach” and “there is plenty to be done.”
US views the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as antagonistic
Michael McFaul, Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and associate professor of political science at Stanford, Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We Should and How We Can, 2010, p. 140
“Even the 2005 parliamentary elections” and “include recognition of Israel.”
The 1AC promotes a form of agonistic democracy promotion – which recognizes strengthens in liberal democracy, such as openness, but is critical of its universality
Johannes Jüde, School of Philosophy Munich, Paper prepared for the 3rd ECPR Graduate Conference held at the Dublin City University, “Agonistic Democracy – Agonistic Democracy Promotion?, 30 August – 1 September 2010, p.
“So both authors characterize politics” and “necessary as argued by Chopra and Hohe.57”
Agonism allows democracy to flourish without violence
Jonathan Murphy, Senior Lecturer in International Management at Cardiff Business School, ““Democracy? That’s so last year”: exploring the backlash against democracy promotion”, Paper presented to Critical Governance Studies conference, Warwick University, December 13 – 14 2010, p.
“Moving beyond instrumental reasons” and “institutional framework of democracy.”
Solvency
U.S. exclusion of MB is a glaring contradiction in its promotion of true democracy – inclusion of MB signifies a radical break within the still lingering hypocritical rhetoric of the Bush Administration
Kadlec, MA candidate in International Affairs specializing in US foreign policy and democratizing states, 2009 [Amanda, “Democracy Promotion: The Case of the Muslim Brotherhood,” SM
“Despite the difficulty of the task” and “democracy in the Middle East.”
The plan reflects Obama’s promise to support freedom over stability, funding through the MEPI helps support vibrant civil society groups and all forms of inclusion in Egypt
Dorsey, senior researcher at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute, 2011:
[“US Risks Missing Opportunity to Play Leading Role in Middle East Transition”, Al Arabiya News, 7-5, [James], p.
“The ascendancy of Islamist groups” and “promote democratic change.”
