[nicmarlo]

How 'bout this:

I think this administration is still seeking some kind of victory over there. It is still committed to the idea totally of a non-THEOCRATIC ISLAMIC regime, and I think that that's unrealistic in terms of the political forces that are at play in THE MIDDLE EAST.

[tame]

I think this administration is still seeking some kind of victory over there. It is still committed to the idea totally of a non-THEOCRATIC ISLAMIC regime, and I think that that's unrealistic in terms of the political forces that are at play in THE MIDDLE EAST.

Exactly.