Plan: The United States federal government should offer the Freedom and Justice Party of Egypt a substantial amount of assistance for political party development.
First, the Muslim Brotherhood is currently barred from receiving party assistance—this poisons US credibility
Slavin 11
[Barbara, staff-writer, Inter-press Service, “MIDEAST: U.S. "Democracy" Advisors Suddenly in Demand”, April 14 wyo-tjc]
Even where the U.S. appears to …. He did not rule out similar assistance to a party or parties formed by the Muslim Brothers in Egypt.
Second, US contact with the brotherhood is minimal- the plan is essential to create the perception that we are an honest broker
Brown 8-9
[Nathan, CEIP, National Interest, “What Does the U.S. Want to Talk to the Brotherhood About?”, Aug 9 2011, p.http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/what-does-the-us-want-talk-the-brotherhood-about-5721 wyo-tjc]
In this sense, the later State Department … would take place. And, to the best of my knowledge, no meetings have followed this policy change.
Finally, Islamist power in Egypt is inevitable—we control uniqueness
Duss 11
[Matthew, Fellow at American Progressive, American Prospect, 1.31, “Making Good on the Cairo Speech”, p.http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=making_good_on_the_cairo_speech wyo-tjc]
Getting our approach to Islamism right … If we’re serious about democracy, there’s no other option.
First, Obama’s initial fund of $65 million has already been allocated but there remains room for tens of millions more to be reprogrammed
McInerney 11
[Stephen, Executive Director of the Project on Middle East Democracy, POMED, “The Federal Budget and Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012”, July, p. http://pomed.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/FY2012-Budget-Report-web.pdfwyo-tjc]
For many years, Egypt has been at the center of …million for economic growth, much of which has not yet been obligated.
Second, the United States federal government should make the Muslim Brother eligible for its party strengthening assistance. Even if they say no, this move is essential to American credibility with both Egypt and the greater Arab world
Carothers 11
[Thomas Carothers, Vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, “How not to promote democracy in Egypt”, February 24, 2011, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022406530_pf.html wyo-bb]
As the U.S. government assesses the uprisings across … political favoritism and exclusion would be a good way to start.
Third, an equitable offer of assistance is key to strengthen the alliance and US presence
Kull 11
[Steven, senior research scholar at CISSM and director of the Center on Policy Attitudes, Harvard International Review, “On Egypt: What Should America Do Now?”, March 9, p.http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/682.php wyo-tjc]
But what should the United States do now? …Liberal ideas are strong, but identification with Islam is stronger.
First, the status quo’s assistance model guts credibility and ensures a collapse of American presence in the region
Maginnis 8-17
[Robert, retired Army lieutenant colonel, a national security and foreign affairs analyst for radio and television, Human Events Online, “Muslim World More Anti-American Than Ever”, p. lexiswyo-tjc]
Candidate Barack Obama's 2008 campaign slogan boasted, "Yes we can." Then the new President promised a 2009 Egyptian audience "a new beginning between the United States and Muslims," and in November 2009 … a group aligned with al-Qaeda, attacked two police stations in el-Arish.
Second, failure to act soon will cause the US to be frozen out of the entire Middle East
Hughes 8-8
[Michael, Foreign Policy Strategist, New World Strategies Coalition, Huffington Post, “US on Wrong Side of History in Arab Spring”, p. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-hughes/us-on-wrong-side-of-histo_b_920864.html wyo-tjc]
Suspicion of the U.S. will not dissipate easily, …seal its fate as the biggest loser of the Arab Spring.
A power vacuum in the Middle East guarantees arms racing and makes a power war more likely by stampeding states into acquiring nuclear and biological weapons.
ROSEN (Prof National Security & Military Affairs @ Harvard) 2003
[Stephen Peter, “An Empire, If You Can Keep It”, National Interest, Spring 2003, p. asp wyo-tjc]
Rather than wrestle with such difficult and … alternatives are that much more attractive.
Middle East Prolif risks global nuclear war
Cirincione 7
[Joseph and Andrew Grotto, Center for American Progress, “Contain and Engage: A New Strategy for Resolving the Nuclear Crisis with Iran,” March 2007. Available from the World Wide Web at:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/02/iran_report.html]
Regardless of how Iran behaves … this is a recipe for nuclear war.
Bioweapons lead to extinction
Ochs 2
Richard, June 9, pg. http://www.freefromterror.net/other_articles/abolish.html.
Of all the weapons of mass destruction, … hundreds of such plagues? HUMAN EXTINCTION IS NOW POSSIBLE.
And credibility in the Middle East is key to global hegemony
BRZEZINSKI (Former National Security Adviser) 2007
[Zbigniew, Second Chance, P. 159 wyo-tjc]
Beyond destabilizing the Middle East, the Iraq War had a further, much more important consequence. It made the success or failure of U.S. policy … in order to survive in such a turbulent environment.
The collapse of American power creates arms race and great power wars across multiple theaters
THAYER (Professor of Strategic Studies @ Missouri State) 2007
[Bradley, American Empire: A Debate , P. 108 wyo-tjc]
The fourth critical fact to consider is that … world dominated by the United States is an era of peace and stability.
And hegemony controls every impact- American unipolarity contains the possibility of world wars, even if there is instability at the regional level
Jervis 9
[Robert, a professor of international politics at Columbia University, World Politics, “Unipolarity: A structural perspective”, January 2009, p. aspwyo-tjc]
With unipolarity, world war is less of a … it would at most be an enabling one.12
Finally, the plan is the only way to shore up hegemony in the region
Hamid 11
[Shadi, Brookings Analyst, States News Service, April 26, “the Struggle for Middle East Democracy”, p. lexiswyo-tjc]
A great deal is at stake. America was rightly …. This has not happened.
First, Instability, civil war and terrorism are all inevitable because of the failure to engage the Brotherhood
Enver Guseynov, 7-10
Contributing Writer, Graduated from Eastern Washington University with a major in International Relations, Muslim Brotherhood, Israel and US Intervention in Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Israel and US Intervention in Egypt | Suite101.com http://www.suite101.com/content/muslim-brotherhood-israel-and-us-intervention-in-egypt-a378984#ixzz1VVTJXVDL, accessed 8-19-2011,WYO/JF
Within the organization there exists a … but it will likely destabilize Egypt and create additional insecurity in the Middle East.
Second, Integration into democracy is the only way to mitigate extreme tendencies and avoid terrorism
Philpott 8-11
[Daniel, associate professor of political science and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame, Christian Science Monitor, “The Trouble of Secularism in the Middle East”, p. http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/trouble-secularism-middle-east?page=full wyo-tjc]
Since the Arab Spring began last December, ….not an enemy, of American interests and ideals.
Third, the plan discredits extremists by shutting off the recruiting pipe-line by reconciling Islam and democracy
Glenn 11
[Cameron Glenn, B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies and Linguistics, “The Muslim Brotherhood Can Be a Moderate Voice in Islamist Politics”, Aug. 10, 2011, http://www.policymic.com/articles/the-muslim-brotherhood-can-be-a-moderate-voice-in-islamist-politics,
wyo-bb]
In a country struggling to navigate an … pushing Al-Qaeda further into irrelevance.
Finally, their impact turns are just propaganda hype—the best data shows MB should be engaged
Brown 11
[Dr. Nathan Brown, Nonresident Senior Associate, Middle East Program Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Testimony House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence Entitled “Muslim Brotherhood”, April 13, 2011,http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/0413_testimony_brown.pdf
wyo-bb]
Is there a hidden agenda? I find little …. sincere and genuine indication of the movement’s position.
