WaPo’s Birnbaum: ‘Only 31 Percent’ of Egyptians ‘Sympathize with Fundamentalists,’ 75 Percent Like Muslim Brotherhood

A new poll finds one out of 10 Egyptians are sympathetic to Islamic “fundamentalists,” 75 percent have a positive view of the Muslim Brotherhood, and 79 percent have a “very” or “somewhat unfavorable” view of the United States. But Washington Post's Michael Birnbaum seems to portray this data as of little concern (emphasis mine): CAIRO — Egyptians are deeply skeptical about the United States and its role in their country, but they are also divided in their attitudes about Islamic fundamentalists, according a poll released Monday by the Pew Global Attitudes Project.

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