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One of the myths of democracy promotion is that bringing terrorists into the political process moderates them. It doesn't. Jihadists don't compromise because their goals require purity. They feint compromise only long enough to get to power, and then they turn on their allies.
The political process did not moderate the Nazis or the Communists. There was even less hope that it would moderate the Muslim Brotherhood whose spokesmen have a talent for pitching its message to Western audiences, but which is utterly committed to its Jihadi objectives.
The Muslim Brotherhood's goals are obvious from its motto. "Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope."
Nothing about that provides any room for compromise. It doesn't conclude with political change. Instead, like most fanatical creeds, its great ambition is to demonstrate its commitment to total ideological purity through the death of the fanatic.
