As the United States signs a new free trade agreement with Morocco next week, we need to recognize the full mosaic of interests at stake. In Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain and elsewhere, young leaders are struggling for the soul of Islam. America's strategic interest in the outcome of this struggle is immense, but our ability to influence it is limited. The coming months will see a debate over which perspective prevails. The future of far more than a trade agreement hangs in the balance. |