[starbase]

It was telling, for example, to see how Europeans greeted the naïve commentary that surfaced in America's National Intelligence Estimate, titled "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States." The NIE told bemused Europeans, among other things, that "greater pluralism and more responsive political systems in Muslim majority nations would alleviate some of the grievances jihadists exploit."

Situated closer than America to that rough neighborhood called the Middle East, Europeans reacted by noting that the chances for "greater pluralism" in any Muslim country are about as plausible as hell freezing over.

This is such pathetic role reversal. I don't know who this Youssef Ibrahim clown is, but to attempt to paint the US (victims of 9/11) as naive to the Islamic murderer's threats, while wily, swift Euros are sure 'nough right on top of it, is to brand himself as a hypocritical socialist fool, IMO.

[Dark Skies]

You make some valid points, but the following is naive and stupid IMO...

"...greater pluralism and more responsive political systems in Muslim majority nations would alleviate some of the grievances jihadists exploit."