My favorite quote was his statement that, as a socialist, calling in the army would be an admission of failure. I get the sense that he knows it is not an admission of tacical or even strategic failure - rather an admission of moral and ideological failure, failure of galactic proportions. I think the poor mayor is beginning to glimpse the truth. In fact, the whole of the intellectual leftist elite of western europe may be beginning to glimpse the truth. And, most horrifying for them, they may be realizing that they are catching a first glimpse after it is already too late.