Quote from: bryant.coleman on June 12, 2014, 10:11:43 AM

Quote from: 5flags on June 12, 2014, 08:42:29 AM

The US has been encouraging Islamic extremism in the Middle East for years. Every time the US decides to smash secular nationalism, you can guarantee that something more sinister will take its place. It's like a 5 year old is in charge of US foreign policy.

For the first time, I'll agree with you.

Iraq: Pan-Arabic nationalist Ba'ath party (under Saddam Hussain) replaced by the Islamic Da'awa Party. Power shifted from Sunni Arab to Shiite Arab.
Syria: Pan-Arabic nationalist Ba'ath party (under Bashar al Assad) is about to be replaced by the FSA, which includes Islamist factions such as the ISIL/ISIS.
Egypt: Secular ruler Hosni Mubarak replaced with Mohammed Morsi of the Islamic Brotherhood.
Tunisia: Secular government by Zine El Abidine Ben Ali replaced by Hamadi Jebali of the Islamic Brotherhood.

The only exception has been Libya.

The Ennahda movement is probably the best thing that could happen to tunisia.
Also Hamadi is not in power anymore and he was not part of the islamic brotherhood , he was a moderate islamic.

http://www.thedailystar.net/tunisias-successes-and-egypts-regressions-27936