I’m getting very tired of hearing this trite phrase, as though it’s obvious, or indisputable, or useful. Or even true. Of course there is a military solution, or at least, the military is a key component of whatever solution we come up with. There’s certainly no non-military solution to nihilistic madmen bent on murder and mayhem. It’s not policy analysis–it’s simply a mindless mantra.

[Update a few minutes later]

Some letters to Harry Reid, from the people who “don’t have a solution.”

And some thoughts on defeatism from Victor Davis Hanson.