Islamism: A necessary detour on the road to Middle East democracy

That's what Nouri bin Ziri thinks.

There don't have to wars. There can be corrupt regimes, like in Iran. It doesn't really matter, which. But the fact is that Islamists governments and groups quickly discredit themselves when given the opportunity. They have not once, when put in a position of authority and responsibility or when they have been pit against an "enemy," to be effective in any endevor outside of making the lives of their "constituencies" miserable.