'They Should Be Excluded from any Transition Government'
John McCain on the Dangers of the Muslim Brotherhood
SPIEGEL: Did it take the Obama administration too long to find a clear position on Egypt?
John McCain: I don't think that I can second-guess the president. While I wanted to be, I am not in his position, I don't have all the information and background that he has. All I can say is that I think the president has handled the issue well so far.
SPIEGEL: Many policymakers in Washington say they want to "end up on the right side of history" with regards to Egypt and not on the wrong side as they were in Iran after the fall of the Shah. How can that be achieved?
McCain: There's very little doubt that for a long time we have not been on the right side of history in the Middle East, in that we have not recognized that these same ambitions for democracy and freedom are held by people everywhere in the world. The president has come a long way since 2009 when he refused to condemn the Iranian government when the demonstrations were taking place in Tehran and refused to support the demonstrators then. I think that was one of the biggest national security mistakes so far of his presidency.
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