Kai Bird : Why does Hosni Mubarak still live in Egypt , or in Jordan , Saudi Arabia ? Bird grew up in Egypt under Hussein , who envisioned secular alternatives to dictatorship . Today , the Muslim Brotherhood would undoubtedly win any democratic election in Egypt . He says Nasser 's defeat in June 1967 war was a shock to Arab nationalism , contrary to his dream . Bird : Jihadists have nothing to offer but a desperate alternative to dictatorships .
Kai Bird : Why does Hosni Mubarak still live in Egypt , or in Jordan , Saudi Arabia ? Bird grew up in Egypt under Hussein , who envisioned secular alternatives to dictatorship . He says Nasser 's defeat in June 1967 war was a shock to Arab nationalism , contrary to his dream . Bird : Jihadists have nothing to offer but a desperate alternative to dictatorships .