Engdahl argues that Saudi Arabia is acting against, or at least independent of, Empire policies which have accommodated the Muslim Brotherhood, because of their own rivalries with the latter. This, of course, has caused friction with Turkey's Erdogan who has had rather close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood.
As much respect I have for Engdahl's expertise and knowledge about international political affairs, I think he is wrong about this subject. Although the Egyptian's coup against Morsi has caused some diplomatic headaches for Empire directors, it is consistent with their general policies of promoting inter-sect rivalries among Arabs. On this subject, I have to go along with M. K. Bhadrakumar's position as reported in Strategic Culture:
Make no mistake about it that the US game plan is to destabilize and destroy Egypt just the same way Iraq and Syria have been destroyed so that Israel’s absolute security is assured in the region for the conceivable future.
This is the conclusion that can be safely drawn as the Egyptian junta launched the mass murder of hundreds of Egyptian protestors on Wednesday. A bloodbath of horrendous proportions has commenced in Egypt.
The Egyptian military is literally the creation of the US. The American military aid is the vital lifeline for the Egyptian junta. The real agenda behind the overthrow of the elected government of President Mohamed Morsi cannot any longer be hidden.