It is interesting, and not incidental, to see CNNi (CNN International) lead the shift in leftist talking points about Egyptian President Fattah el-Sisi by focusing on their collectivist opinion that el-Sisi is “a hardliner”.
However, actions -what CNN would like to avoid- of Sisi speak louder than the CNN words. Sisi has shown over the past two years his willingness to insure minority protections within Egypt yet he has simultaneously taken a zero tolerance position toward Islamic extremism.
The Muslim Brotherhood, as a political construct, is the extremist bane of all mid-East moderates. The Muslim Brotherhood is essentially the larger construct within ISIS; and yet the Muslim Brotherhood is discussed on leftist news media as if they are not a terrorist entity.
Because of the frequency and scope of this specific media narrative it simply cannot be coincidental; someone is driving this false narrative.
CAIRO (AP) – Arab League member nations formally announced on Sunday an agreement to form a joint military force. While details of how such a force would actually operate remain thin, the agreement is a telling sign of a new determination among Saudi Arabia, Egypt and their allies to intervene aggressively in regional hotspots, whether against Islamic militants or Iran-backed groups.
![Egypt's President Fattah al Sisi and New Saudi King Salaman January 2015](https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/king-salaman.jpg)
HOW WILL THE JOINT FORCE WORK?
Senior officials from participating counties have been dispatched to collectively examine the issue, and a full proposal is to be presented to the Arab League’s Joint Defense Council within four months. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, has described the force as an absolute necessity. Egyptian military and security officials have said the proposed force would be made of up to 40,000 elite troops and will be headquartered in either Cairo or Riyadh, the Saudi capital. The force would be backed by jet-fighters, warships and light armor.
WHO WILL LEAD IT?
Saudi Arabia, as the region’s economic powerhouse, will likely take a leadership role. Egypt, which boasts the Arab world’s largest standing army but is heavily dependent on financial aid from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations, will also be a major player. (read more)
Thought:
…The Muslim Brotherhood is to Fattah el-Sisi as Hamas is to Benjamin Netanyahu…