At the time that op-ed came out, people did similar things with an even earlier op-ed of his: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/14/opinion/why-we-must-act.html?smi

At the time that op-ed came out, people did similar things with an even earlier op-ed of his: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/14/opinion/why-we-must-act.html?smid=tw-share http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/14/opinion/why-we-must-act.ht... Clearly, his position is whatever is convenient at any given time.