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My new post w/@andrwpmiller: Nine Reasons Why Declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization Would Be a Mistake carnegieendowment.org/2019/05/03/nin… 
@AndrwPMiller MB does not fit legal definition of FTO; no credible evidence it is using violence, has not targeted Americans.
@AndrwPMiller Violent offshoots of MB such as Hamas, Hassm, Liwa have already been designated
@AndrwPMiller Broad designation of MB would bring diplomatic problems as affiliated parties serve in parliaments & govts; but even Egypt MB designation alone would damage US interests
@AndrwPMiller US law does not permit designation based on ideology; must be active use of violence
@AndrwPMiller Designating MB would politicize FTO process, drain credibility from US counter terrorism policies.
@AndrwPMiller Anti-US sentiment would rise among Muslims worldwide, who would see designation as latest anti-Muslim step by Trump admin.
@AndrwPMiller ISIS & al-Qaeda would celebrate MB designation as proof that peaceful dissent does not work, use it to recruit youth
@AndrwPMiller Islamophobes in US would use MB designation to press law enforcement to harass Muslim citizens & groups
@AndrwPMiller US CT resources will be diverted away from real terrorists trying to kill Americans.
@AndrwPMiller Bottom line: designating Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist will make Americans less safe, not more so
