Analysizing ISIS From a New Perspective

In The New York Time's "The Fundamental Horror of ISIS", the writer tries to capture the attention of open-minded individuals mostly middle-aged, (because how much of the younger generations actually read the paper or New York Times anymore?). In addition to informing the reader about the terrors that go on in the Islamic State, the writer claims that these said terrors cannot be placed entirely on the nation itself, although the evil seems to be specific to that area right now. The writer then states that ISIS should be stopped before they go on to do bigger and badder things.
The writer supports this with the logic that even Al Qaeda, who was responsible for 9/11, thought of disowning the Islamic State's cruelty and torturous ways. The fact that even Al Qaeda thought they had gone too far shows the reader that these things they have done are close to pure evil and are needing to be stopped. Later on in the article, the writer claims that the beheadings and crucifixions have actually gained a lot of supporters, including Europeans and Americans. He goes on to say that the masked man who beheaded the American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were from Britain, NOT Iraq, and that goes to show that it isn't just Muslims committing these crimes. The writer then states "To claim that this savagery is rooted in a certain people or a certain religion is to forget that the great atrocities of our age have been perpetrated on different continents by people professing different ideologies and different religions. Before the Islamic State there was Rwanda, and the Lord’s Resistance Army and the killing fields of Cambodia, and before that, in Europe, the Holocaust." He then continues with saying "Comparisons are meaningless at this level of evil, as are attempts to explain the horror by delving into the psychology or rationale of the perpetrators. Even to call what this group does “crimes against humanity” is to put a legalistic spin on raw evil."
It is my opinion as well as this author's that these monstrosities do need to be stopped somehow, someway. The Islamic State can try to justify it's evil doings all they want, it by no means gives a realistic excuse for the tortures, rapes, and horrible murders of children, Americans, women, and people of other ethnicities/religions. I also agree with the fact that this type of evil cannot be compared or analysized to fit just one particular culture or nation. This level of cruelty and wrong doings can only be described as evil and the result of hatred and discrimination brought into a weak and confused nation.
The writers credibility is pretty high because of the fact that it is from a big time newspaper, and in order to be a part of the editorial board, (whom wrote this opinion article), you would have to be very knowledgeable and well educated. Although I do believe that The New York Times, (as any other media source), can be biased or lean towards one political culture/party. The only quotes the writer uses are directly from Roger Cohen, The New York Times' own columnist, which proves to be very biased.