Mursi and the MB are riding a tiger in Egypt and throughout the Muslim world. They were elected to create a Salafist (larger sense) sharia law state. There are still many people who are against this kind of thing in Egypt. The US did everything it could to deter such people from revolt but they are still there. Mursi needs to keep burnishing his salafist credentials with his base. This means defiance of the West, particularly America, and the norms of Western behavior such as; our belief in freedom of speech and the international law involved in the Vienna Convention of 1961 0n diplomatic missions. A confrontation with the US just fits the bill for Mursi. He has been to Riyadh and Teheran recently. Who knows how much money he has been promised in support of such a crisis with the US? Don'r forget. The Saudis play it both ways, always. Mursi and company also understand very well how delicate BHO's position is when operating this close to a very nearly tied election. Last and by no means least, Mursi is not a "rational choice" kind of guy, in the sense that "rational choice" is understood in Western international relations studies. Does that means that Mursi does not make rational choices? No. It does not mean that. He makes rational choices. He is a believer and he chooses Allah first, last and always. That is the same choice he made when he chose to leave his teaching job in California.. pl
