This was a news article.
Anyone needing to determine the state of the NYT as a PR front for the left, or whoever is opposing basic common America oon any given day - need look no further.
Straight propaganda. Not a dissenting point of view presented. No one to correct the absurd posturing, the silly self absorbed semi-comic poor me attitude.
As I read it - the whole point of view is anti-what makes America great. “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country(men).” Where - where - do “moderate Muslims” ask what they can do to build the US?
Is the best they can do is whine, and infer negative things about their neighbors?
Of course the Moose idea of mutual benefit is for them to hack some of your heads off and rule the rest of you in terror. At least if the Koran is to be taken seriously.