damn right, isolated freak i will correct you. "the seeds of pan-arab nationalism?!" and "this emerging/nascent Arab nationalism' learn some history arerre yarr! pan-Arab nationalist sentiments have been existing in the region for a long long time....it shaped middle east's modern history. and pan-arabist might lead to a with the different conservative monarcheis and goverments with iraq anmovement proved to be a failure a few decades ago...and some may still be aspring for a unified arab state, that will not be happening.and besdies, the problems in the region are so intricate and sooo freakinggg complex that no way will a condition be created,any time in the near future for a united arab state...besides, wont' the US practially go outttt of its way to prevent the creation of a uniffied arab state??! and i do not think mr. carter (although i have not read the book) talks about pan arab nationalism. if he does, and thinks "seeds" are being sowed after the "misadventures" of the US, then he is wayyyy offff the mark...