[Cicero]

Nothing new here, except that this is being said by William Pfaff, a NY Times staffer writing for the Uber-left International Herald Tribune.

Maybe the leftist elite are starting to wake up. Probably not, but this is a mildly hopeful sign.

[expatpat]

We'll have to wait until the Muslims directly attack abortion, homosexuality, and atheism - the central tenets of the leftist faith.

[Owl558]

"Nothing new here"

Bingo. It's like these people are just coming out of a long, ideological sleep and realizing that one of the foundational pillars of their socialist theology is....wrong.

[Billthedrill]

Nothing new here, except that this is being said by William Pfaff...

No kidding - I had to check the byline twice. Are eyes opening over there or did he simply fail to find a way to blame the United States?

[Steve_Seattle]

"Nothing new here, except that this is being said by William Pfaff, a NY Times staffer writing for the Uber-left International Herald Tribune."

Yes, it seems he's singing a new tune here; he's always been one of the Europe-is-better/smarter-than-the-USA crowd.