So this argument is telling us that more democrat politicians than republicans are (slight paraphrase) generally not political scientists, not experts on foreign relations, and they don't know the nuances of the different branches of Islam. They're the pointy end of the stick. Doesn't sound like you argued the point the way you wanted...
I don't really think we have much to worry about here. OSS hitting a brick wall because of a Microsoft patent would require Microsoft coming up with an idea that hasn't already been implemented by someone else...and from what I've seen, it's not likely.
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So this argument is telling us that more democrat politicians than republicans are (slight paraphrase) generally not political scientists, not experts on foreign relations, and they don't know the nuances of the different branches of Islam. They're the pointy end of the stick. Doesn't sound like you argued the point the way you wanted...
I don't really think we have much to worry about here. OSS hitting a brick wall because of a Microsoft patent would require Microsoft coming up with an idea that hasn't already been implemented by someone else...and from what I've seen, it's not likely.