i think we're getting off topic with many of these points, on which we have debated in the Egypt thread before. It is true that transition to democracy was gradual in the West too, but it occured during times when atrocities were not served Live on TV to living rooms worldwide. Moreover, political unrest in the largest Arab states could have catastrophic consequences not only to other countries in the region, but others further away.
My wife is not Egyptian, which perhaps explains why I didn't remember all the events clearly. I therefore turned to Wiki's help:
"Within a short period, serious public opposition developed to President Morsi. In late November 2012 he 'temporarily' granted himself the power to
legislate without judicial oversight or review of his acts, on the grounds that he needed to "protect" the nation from the Mubarak-era power structure.
[81][82] He also put a draft constitution to a referendum that opponents complained was "an Islamist coup."
[83] These issues
[84]—and concerns over the prosecutions of journalists, the unleashing of pro-Brotherhood gangs on nonviolent demonstrators, the continuation of military trials, new laws that permitted detention without judicial review for up to 30 days,
[85] and the seeming impunity given to Islamist radical attacks on Christians and other minorities
[86]—brought hundreds of thousands of
protesters to the streets starting in November 2012.
[87][88]
By April 2013, Egypt had "become increasingly divided" between President Mohammed Morsi and "Islamist allies" and an opposition of "moderate Muslims, Christians and liberals". Opponents accused "Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood of seeking to monopolize power, while Morsi's allies say the opposition is trying to destabilize the country to derail the elected leadership".
[89] Adding to the unrest were severe fuel shortages and electricity outages—which evidence suggests were the result of Morsi's mismanagement of the economy.
[90]
On 3 July 2013 Mohamed Morsi was arrested and detained by the military,following a popular
uprising of
millions of Egyptians[86][91][92][93][94] demanding the resignation of Morsi. There were also limited counter-protests in support of Morsi."
It therefore appears that people's fear of MB was well founded. Not only that, but during Mursi's time sinai became a safe haven like never before to Islamic fundamentalist loons of the type we're discussing here in this thread. It also saw unprecedented traffic of arms to Hamas across (or underneath, to be precise) the Egyptian-Gaza border.
Obama's "leading from behind" strategy appears to have lost its way. He should have led a strategy which would stabilize the ME rather than promote an impossible transition to Arab democracy. The choice between secular dictatorship and a MB one should have been clear to the leader of the Western world, with all due respect to the will the masses. The toppling (or the logic in supporting it) Saddam and Mubarak were just as wise as each other. Thankfully, the latter was corrected by the people of Egypt and their army. It's unfortunate indeed that following the short experience in Egypt, but ample evidence in nearby Arab states, the next democratic exercise is not going to be in the near future.