"But if the radical islamists were rather indifferent, it was not the case of the moderated Moslems, and precisely of these same whose support had been necessary to oppose Ben Laden and to legitimate the removal of Saddam Hussein."

This is beyond ludicrous. So, given 8 YEARS of the previous administration not being Bush, just how effective was this oh so important support of moderate Muslims in countering OBL? Quite ineffective. Cost the US over 3,000 lives. And how effective was their support re: Saddam? Totally ineffective again. During those 8 years Saddam killed hundreds of thousands while the UN and moderate Muslims did nothing to counter either threat. A totally indefensible position by the editorial writer.