STRAWS IN THE WINDBack to the state of nature?The West, in the person of its leader, and principal standard-bearer, America, has just suffered its worst defeat at the hands of Muslim opponents since the Fall of Constantinople.Depending upon how the rest of the West – especially the Europeans – react to America’s call for support, we will either deal with this new radical challenge, possibly after a long and nasty struggle, or we will patch up some face-saving deal, whereby a few miscreants are s…
