Sayyid Qutb has got ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger’s got you tied up in knots. Seriously, Henry, wow. No way. Clash of civilizations? Really? Zowie. What was your first clue?
From AFP, with thanks to Jihad Watch News Editor Anne Crockett:
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned that Europe and the United States must unite to head off a “war of civilizations” arising from a nuclear-armed Middle East.
In an opinion column in the Washington Post, the renowned foreign policy expert said the potential for a “global catastrophe” dwarfed lingering transatlantic mistrust left over from the Iraq war.
To head it off, Henry counsels dhimmitude:
“A common Atlantic policy backed by moderate Arab states must become a top priority, no matter how pessimistic previous experience with such projects leaves one,” Kissinger wrote.
“The debate sparked by the Iraq war over American rashness vs. European escapism is dwarfed by what the world now faces.
“Both sides of the Atlantic should put their best minds together on how to deal with the common danger of a wider war merging into a war of civilizations against the background of a nuclear-armed Middle East.”
How can they do that, Henry, when the best minds are one side of the Atlantic are doing their best to make that clash of civilizations a reality?