It's interesting, but in a related op-ed in the same newspaper, someone of Iranian heritage wonders whether things were better under President Bush.
" He added: The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. Thats not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. Did that assurance mean more to white Americans coming from someone who looked like them?"
Then I groaned "Oh, BROTHER" and closed the window.
I'm watching EL CID, coincidentally (seriously, I just grabbed something and put it on).
(Those who know the movie will understand why this is an interesting coincidence.)