Egypt’s New Birth

On the eve of our nation’s founding, Egypt’s military has given their countrymen a chance for what Abraham Lincoln once called “a new birth of freedom.” As when he said it after the battle of Gettysburg, much struggle and probably much bloodshed lies ahead if that chance is to be realized.

Whether anything approaching real freedom can ever take hold in a place like Egypt, however, will depend on its people’s rejection the liberty-crushing Islamic doctrine of shariah. Unfortunately, many Egyptians believe shariah is divinely mandated and may wage a civil war to impose it.

If so, we should stand with those who oppose our common enemy – the Islamists who seek to destroy freedom worldwide.  And that will require rooting out the Muslim Brothers in our government and civil institutions, as well.