Democracy is a process, not an event. Nevertheless if we look at the sweep of history just over the last century, the spread of democracy has been either gradual or startlingly swift, depending on your point of view. I would expect Egypt to become a real functional democracy in about 20 years. What we’re seeing now is just the birth pangs.

I once suggested (on FPM) that Israel take even further west to Red Sea–obtain control of the Suez Canal to act as a counter-threat to the Islamic oil spigots (if they turn them off to strong-arm Israel, Israel closes the canal to strong-arm them back).

Note, I don’t believe the Suez Canal, or the Sinai Peninsula for that matter, is part of Jewish land, as it is to all opinions outside the Land of Israel, even the most expansionist; just advocating it as a temporary situation for the sake of geopolitical smarts. The Islamic imperialists use their oil profits to bankroll the jihad, as Mark Steyn has spared no effort pointing out, so fighting them on this front is legitimate warfare as far as I’m concerned.

A matter of simple protection, survival & national preservation.

That would be the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) whose motto is:

‘Allah is our objective; the Prophet is our leader; the Quran is our law; Jihad is our way; dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.”