Any war against Iraq, then, is likely to further strengthen the hand of the Muslim Brotherhood across the region in general, and within Iraq in particular, making them yet another complicating factor in the post-Saddam world. <A HREF="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EC01Ak04.html" target="_new">http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EC01Ak04.html</A>