Rand offers its solution to US problems in the Middle East: "The first step is for the U.S. government and its allies to make a clear decision to build moderate networks and to create an explicit link between this goal and overall U.S. strategy and programs. Effective implementation of this strategy requires the creation of an institutional Summary structure within the U.S. government to guide, support, oversee, and continuously monitor the effort. Within the framework of this structure, the U.S. government must build up the necessary expertise and capacity to execute the strategy, which includes 1) An ever-evolving and ever-sharpening set of criteria that distinguishes true moderates from opportunists and from extremists camouflaged as moderates, and liberal secularists from authoritarian secularists. The U.S. government needs to have the ability to make situational decisions to knowingly and for tactical reasons support individuals outside of that range under specific circumstances. 2) An international database of partners (individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, parties, etc.) 3) Mechanisms for monitoring, refining, and overseeing programs, projects, and decisions. These should include a feedback loop to allow for inputs and corrections from those partners who have been found to be most trustworthy."
PS You will recognize one of the co-authors as Khalilzad's wife; this explain why the report urges the US government to appoint Zalmay Khalilzad as the over-all King of the Middle East.