The country would be richer, safer, more democratic and better regarded without the bomb.

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For the first time in its history, Egypt will hold a multi-candidate presidential election this year. Other signs of change abound: a governmental human rights commission has just issued a surprisingly frank report, the nation's judges are demanding freedom...

U.S. engagement of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhoodwould bepremature, given the group's rigid interpretation of Islam.