Toward a Soft Landing in Egypt; The key is the military.

Charles Krauthammer  "We are told by sage Western analysts not to worry about the Brotherhood because it probably commands only about 30 percent of the vote. This is reassurance? In a country where the secular democratic opposition is weak and fractured after decades of persecution, any Islamist party commanding a third of the vote rules the country.
"Elections will be held. The primary U.S. objective is to guide a transition period that gives secular democrats a chance."
Background info: Hamas Charter
Hamas Covenant   "This term refers to the founding document of the Hamas Movement. It reflects an Islamic nationalist perception, which negates the right of the state of Israel to exist."....
Article 2: "National-Territorial principle – The covenant expresses a nationalist approach with a strong territorial link to the land of Palestine. Article 11 explicitly maintains that the land of Palestine is "an Islamic Waqf (Holy land) consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered […] or given up. Neither a single Arab country, nor all Arab countries […] be they Palestinian or Arab, possess the right to do that"."