now rob satloff. >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be here to join my panelists against these two opponents of ours. after jim woolsey's opening comments that put their side of the argument on the side of hitler-stalin and khomeini. [laughter] if democracy is to triumph in the middle east, we oppose both parts of this resolution. islamic victory is neither inevitable nor welcome as the resolution suggests. first, inevitable, just look at elections throughout the region. historically, islamists rarely get more than a third of the vote. they don't win non-islamists lose. non-islamists divide among themselves and not that they get more than 50%, they don't. the non-islamists collectively get the more than 50%. the islamists get less. the division amongst the non- islamists is what matters. look at egypt, five elections in the last two years. since the fall of mubarak, non- islamists got increasingly more votes in every single election until the presidential election when, with a candidate so tarred by the fact that he

. >> well, rob satloff. >> thank you to fdd.it's a pleasure to be here enjoyed my panelists against these two very courageous opponents of others. after jim woolsey's opening comments that essentially put their side of the argument on this side of hitler, stalin and albini. the fact they are even setting up your here is the resolution, if democracy is to try for the middle east, islamic the restart unavoidable and essential. i am brett opposed those parts of the prison. islamic victory is neither inevitable in her welcome the resolution just. first inevitable. just look at elections throughout the region. historically, is on this trip more than a third of the vote. they don't win. not islamist lose. not islamist divide among themselves. it is not that islamists get more than 50%. they don't. the non-islamists collectively get more than 50%. islamists get less. the divisions in lebanon is islamists are what matters. look at egypt. look at egypt. five elections in the last two years. parliamentary referenda, presidential. the foll

now rob satloff. >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be here to join my panelists against these two opponents of ours. after jim woolsey's opening comments that put their side of the argument on the side of hitler-stalin and cue maybey is cower age us. if democracy is to triumph in the middle east, we oppose both parts of this resolution. islamic victory is neither inevitable nor welcome as the resolution suggests. first, inevitable, just look at elections throughout the region. historically, islamists rarely get more than a third of the vote. they don't win nonislamists lose. non-islamists divide among themselves and not that they get more than 50%, they don't. the non-islamists collectively get the more than 50%. the islamists get less. the division amongst the non islamists is what matters. look at egypt, five elections in the last two years. since the fall of mubarak, non-islamists got increasingly more votes in every single election until the presidential election when, with a candidate so tarred by the fact that