Will the U.S. try to thwart Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt?

Friday, February 11, 2011: a day of rejoicing in Egypt! Those trying to topple Hosni Mubarak by putting their lives on the line since January 25
did so because, despite daily attempts to put an end to their demonstrations, they did not back down from their demand that Mubarak go!

The question now is, will the military to whom Mubarak handed over power,
allow the Egyptian people to choose their next President; or will they allow the main funder of their operations during Mubarak's 30 year regime, the United States, to have "veto power" over what individuals take control
of the country.

The Associated Press had this interesting paragraph about the situation in Egypt:

"The United States at times seemed overwhelmed throughout the 18 days of upheaval, fumbling to juggle its advocacy of democracy and the right to protest, its loyalty to longtime ally Mubarak and its fears Muslim fundamentalists could gain a foothold. Those issues will only grow in significance as Egypt takes the next steps towards what the protest movement hopes will be a true democracy — in which the Muslim Brotherhood will likely to be a significant political player."

It is likely that the U.S. will do its best to keep a member of the
Muslim Brotherhood from being the next Egyptian President. Why?
Primarily because the Palestinians to the north have taken notice
that the revolution was a success because the demonstrators did not
back down by settling for U.S. "reforms" or allowing violence from
the security forces to crush their will. And it so happens that the
Palestinian arm of the Muslim Brotherhood is Hamas, which the U.S.
Government has labeled "a terrorist group," in an attempt to delegitimize
the Hamas democratic victory in the 2006 Parliamentary elections, and
to "justify" the continued Israeli invasions of Gaza and the continued
building of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.

The U.S. could be facing an even more embarassing situation than it has
since the year began if the revolutionary fervor from Tunisia and Egypt
now picks up in Palestine. Don't expect the U.S. to be telling its number
one ally, Israel, in front of the world, to "allow freedom of speech by the demonstrators," "do not use violence," and to "let the people choose
their leaders." The U.S. will also not respond to demonstrators' mimicing
of a phrase by a darling of the American right-wing, Ronald Reagan, who on a visit to Berlin in 1987 said, "Mr. Gorbechev, tear down this wall," when
THEY, pointing to the Israeli apartheid wall, cry, "Mr. Obama, tear down this wall!"

The U.S. will have to give up even the pretense of wanting "democracy" if
such a scenero ensues, and will most likely just turn a blind eye while
Israel again does its dirty work.

Could the Muslim Brotherhood, then, actually offer Egypt the best chance
to forge an independent path; away from control by the U.S. and the West ... as well as providing impetus to millions of others "yearning
to be free?"