We no longer live in a unipolar world. and in the wake of last months horrifying attacks in Paris. Americas longstanding ties with the French have gained a new significance. The Islamic State. called ISIL. targeted a stadium. cafes. and a theateran act of nihilistic destruction against innocent civilians who were just beginning to enjoy their weekend. Beyond just destroying large swaths of the Middle East and many of its inhabitants. precipitating the greatest refugee crisis since World War II. again. this socalled Islamic State has now killed French secularists and Catholics. they have attacked the Russian Orthodox by blowing up a civilian airliner. and they have killed Shiite Muslims in Beirut. But now. Mr.