I don't look at the the election of Hamas as anything but a victory for terrorists. Likewise the "elections" in Iran. If people are "electing" Islamofascists, the area is certainly transformed, but in what direction?
I see the election of Hamas as a step toward conventional war, and that's a good thing.
I'd rather have terrorists at the helm in Iran, than a terrorist-supporting government pretending to persecute terrorists while actively funding and hiding them.
The wolves of conventional war are howling louder and louder.