Egypt Slides Backwards

Egypt took a big step back towards the seventh century by voting in a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood to take the country back into the submission of Sharia. Mubarak was no great democrat but at least he was a reliable friend of America, protected Egypt's Christian minority from utter destruction, and kept the peace with Israel. The "new" Egypt will turn away from peace, eschew US allegiance and turn her pious eyes to her new ally, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and most likely, make it impossible for one of the world's oldest Christian communities to even survive.