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Can U.S. Trust Egypt, Libya?

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    FOX News terrorism expert Dr. Walid Phares on the current relationship with Libya and Egypt.

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Good morning to you thank you for having me aren't.

Good accurate.

So what precipitated.

The attack on embassy and loaded.

What the attack on the embassy in Libya the one that basically killed the ambassador and staffers about one has done by extremists.

Very close to a caught -- who took advantage.

Of the demonstrations taking place both in Cairo and in Libya those what triggered by the so called a movie but in my sense there was only -- in fact.

They were prepared there was a push by those office.

I guess at the State's interest in the region sentiment volatile -- Are.

You sure can -- -- friend.

Gordon -- and -- It goes better great lady and -- -- -- She said she thinks she's attacks.

Whatever happened anyway.

In spite of the -- agree.

I agree that the attack against the embassy or the the diplomats where pre planned and were now we think -- -- response.

To the drone attack against one of them leaders who -- -- -- is from Libya.

That's very symbolic coming from al-Qaeda.

But it came at the same time -- -- demonstration which means.

That these jihadist group or let's go to the al-Qaeda -- don't inspired group that performed FX -- -- ambassador and the diplomats.

Waited for a moment but they have prepared to operation before.

Way before that.

As soon as to its relationship -- loaded -- Libya has the government by the way that was elected after the -- full of Qaddafi.

That is that more than half secular.

Yes there are islamists in the government that do not controlled -- the government as as the case in Egypt or as as the case in Tunisia.

But on the ground in Libya.

Those rebels.

Whom we armed and held.

At least pot of them are Islamist -- very close.

To -- selloff as an al-Qaeda.

Those are the ones who basically have been supporting the demonstrations against the US embassy and among those someone on the fringe.

And I'm kinda link or inspired -- group.

May be the one that perform this attack against us -- an ally Aaron and America somewhere adrenaline.

-- as a whole of the government's.

Obama well I think I I I think that the government in Libya as composed of many forces those who are dealing with us right now.

About pro American but not not.

Anti American but there are inside Libya some good elements who are supportive of liberal democracy is supportive of open market economy.

But on the ground as -- said Imus.

How is in the hands of militias that looks like almost upon event.

So there are problems inside Libya left to Libya as the one it -- close -- -- and the one that has really Islamist radical jihadist.

-- don't -- -- -- our target was ought to wallets -- possible over to Egypt.

All the prizes.

There is no there weren't animated -- weren't enemy.

And -- weren't and ally.

-- -- -- That's a very complicated situation that's in the eyes of the holdup -- the president of Egypt -- And the majority that he has in parliament and of course in the cabinet are Muslim brother out.

So Muslim Brotherhood are apartment or partners politically it would it would be Obama administration they chose them as partners -- apartments but to have wins them.

And ally meaning the most about the would have and I -- That on the side office and -- -- I'll share a radical.

They are the ones who organized -- -- demonstrations against our embassy.

And then other ones by the way who into -- we are square where the Arab Spring or Egypt -- began at two years ago.

Hello that the pictures and photos of bin Laden and so there is a very difficult situation.

Muslim Brotherhood in charge who say that they are partnering with the with the United States.

The -- allies are very extreme and they have links at -- that.

Saw triple like to shot candidate.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Effective Syria's my wife -- out every last night -- dollar -- when it learned one of the -- the merits they went down.

But doesn't -- -- to a mother doctoral Muslim.

Mother to a Muslim Brotherhood.

I told them.

Good -- administration.

Look -- administration.

Could've made a different choice.

Remember you and I discussed when my book was out before the Arab Spring the company of original -- doctor miner not the book a ticket.

We we we saw that basically there's an opportunity they -- civil society people the global guy FaceBook people you with women minorities golf.

They were the -- of the first wave.

Of the Arab Spring any developed very good at that mall at that moment we all support it -- the Muslim Brotherhood -- in came in with a -- office.

The second week of the third week of of the events.

Deed the Obama administration instead of giving visibility and being partner wins this second -- you -- shows the Muslim Brotherhood as not secret.

That's litigation the most about it came to Washington.

They Wear the White House -- the State Department that would everywhere and instead of us focusing our aid and support and visibility.

On the good guys by our you know measurement.

We actually allowed the most about the to become the most visible and therefore they actually won the elections and Egypt and now they are the.

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