Events in the Middle East are happening so quickly it is hard to
step back, catch your breath, and see the bigger picture. Even
if you do, there are so many cross currents, it’s hard to see
where this is heading. First Tunisia, then Egypt, and no one
knows who’s next.  Libya? Jordan? Maybe even Iran? The only
thing that seems certain is every Muslim country in North Africa
and the Middle East is potentially in play. And, as we saw in
Egypt, events are moving at warp speed.  No one knows how this
will end. The dominoes have started to fall, but no one knows
whether they will fall away from us or toward us. We don’t know
if the euphoria we saw in Tahrir Square will lead ultimately to
tears or triumph. The great danger is this could end in
repressive, Islamist regimes from Tunisia to Pakistan. The great
opportunity is this could lead to free and democratic countries
throughout the Muslim world.  If the dominoes fall away from us,
we could be locked into a clash of civilizations of biblical
proportions between th