THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY

Let us stipulate that large numbers of Jidahists would relish the opportunity to blow up tens of thousands, if not millions of Americans or Israelis, and are getting closer to having the wherewithal to do just that. Given this assumption, you might ask, do I support torturing captured enemy combatants from whom we might be able to obtain intelligence? And yes, I am defining “torture” expansively.

The answer is simple. Just look at the title of this Blog. Both words.

I would be willing to stipulate that we’re fighting a war of civilizations that could last for well into this new millennium. Still, once we condone behaving like the Jihadists, or for that matter, the Klingons, haven’t we already lost?