Kirk: Twitter, Egypt

Dear Senator Kirk,

I read your Twitter feed today in which you said “Now we should support the army and the transitional gov[ernment] to prevent [the] rise of the radical Muslim Brotherhood.” I was disappointed by this remark. I would hope that your allegiance would lie with the Egyptian people and that you would say as much. I have spoken to a few Egyptian colleagues both here and in Cairo who say that the people who started this revolution are as adamant about rejecting a potential caliphate as they were about bringing down the Mubarak regime. If there’s anything today has shown us it is that we should not doubt neither the will of the Egyptian people nor their resolve. Let’s get behind them and encourage the army to follow.

Thank you for your service,

-HW

Constituent