Egyptian crises -- Obama's role

Conspiracy theorists are going to be enthralled by this piece in which the author makes a case that Obama is consciously abetting the Egyptian crises in order to facilitate the takeover of that country by the Muslim Brotherhood which could or would lead to the likes of a regime like Iran's in Egypt with all that means for peace and the world's economy.  The thrust of the argument here is the studied way in which Obama neglected and downplayed the popular street demonstrations and uprising in Iran of his first year in office, and the activist manner in which he is promoting the uprising in Egypt by calling for Mubarak to step aside while at the same time telling those who are rebelling to bring into the new government all elements of the opposition, which would include the Muslim Brotherhood.  The author goes on to provide a history lesson on the Middle East and the rise of Islamism, including a brief history of the various wars between Israel and the Arab countries over the past half century.  No matter how much credence one puts into the conspiracy aspect of this article, the author's concise history of the events in the ME over the past 50 years is useful information.