Morsi and the Egyptian Military

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Washington is reeling from the speed and decisiveness exhibited by the Muslim Brotherhood’s new president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, as he consolidated his control over his country’s military. Far from being intimidated by the seemingly permanent power of Egypt’s generals, he actually forced two of them to retire and scrapped their directives opposed by the Brotherhood. Team Obama responded by moving the proverbial goal posts. Unnamed sources tell the Washington Post that the real test will come, not from the military, but an Islamist take-over of the judiciary. Unfortunately, that will likely occur shortly. Meanwhile, the United States, Israel and the region more broadly confront a new reality: An array of advanced and sophisticated American weaponry – namely, the Egyptian military’s arsenal – is now in the hands of our enemies: the Muslim Brotherhood. This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com.