[MichaelCorleone]

Wow - Mr. Dawes is SO far above the rest of us. He’s simply rises above the pettiness of recognizing evil as evil.

Golly gee. Do you think someday that even I can be as enlightened as you Mr. Dawes?

[driftless2]

As a jihadi applies the knife to Mr. Dawes throat, Dawes can tell the jihadi that he "understands" him. The jihadi will immediately put down the knife, and he and Dawes will embrace in a mutual "hug of understanding" that will sweep the mideast.

Or maybe not. Maybe the jihadi will cut off Dawes's head and display it for the world to see the severed head of another deluded liberal who thought he could reason with evil.