Eight Thoughts on Mass Murder

The grim truths

1. You don’t win wars by defending yourself. You win them by attacking the enemy. People say, “This is war,” and they’re right. But if our policy is merely defense and counterattack, this war can’t possibly be won. The U.S. must take the initiative. The president should tell his service chiefs: Give me a plan of attack, now, against any known terrorist or terrorist state. They are all our sworn enemies.