The U.S. and the "nightmare" of hard-line Islamic regimes

KurdishGlobe reports:

Since the rise of massive political upheaval in the Arab world, and the fall of dictatorial regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and most recently Yemen, the process of regime change is likely to continue, and it seems Syria is next in line. While this massive political turmoil and eventual regime changes can be interpreted as a rise of political consciousness and pro-democracy movements in the Arab world, since the early stages, the U.S. has shown deep concern that developments in the most volatile region of the world could change the political landscape of the Arab and Muslim world from Morocco to Malaysia. Nevertheless, U.S. officials have hesitated to openly discuss the gravity and threat of hijacking Arab revolutions by the hard-line Islamic groups who would bring an anti-Western atmosphere in the region. Even from point of view of people in the region, the dream of achieving freedom and political representation seems to be doomed and the new political groups that took over from ousted dictators are overwhelmed by the massive rise of radical Islam and religious fundamentalism.