Reasons to side with Egypt’s dictator

“There are reasons not to expect Egypt to turn into a moderate, stable, and democratic state: There are few forces favoring this outcome; the rebellion has no organization; Egypt doesn’t have the resources to raise living standards and distribute wealth; extremist ideologies are deeply held and widely spread.”

A takeover by the Muslim Brotherhood, or some other extreme Islamist group, would not be pretty.

Not only would war with Israel be the likely result (with an Egyptian air force flying American-provided F-16s) but a new world spot for stonings, beheadings, and religious ranting and threats. A new seat of terrorist training and dispatch to the West.

UPDATE:  On the other hand, there already do seem to be some exceptions.