"Similarly, the political future of the Arab world is likely to consist of Islamic parties that are far less tolerant of what has historically been the U.S. foreign policy agenda in the region and that domestically are far more committed to implementing sharia law in varying degrees." What Genvieve? "Less tolerant of what has historically been the US foreign policy agenda in the region? Are you kidding me? Did you read Khalid Shaykh Muhammad's transcript and his reference to past romantic relationship between the US government and Al-Qa`idah? Less tolerant? When the US agenda has consistently entailed an embrace of the Saudi Talibans? Please take the article back to the drawing board.