Intriguing and provocative comments by Matt Beck (#4). The author Mark Helprin has consistently argued for the same approach. At first I disagreed with Helprin but now–I just don’t know. I do firmly believe, however, that we need to maintain an offensive military posture against radical Islam. But just how that translates into concrete military action–i.e., the type and nature of military action we should take–is an issue very open to discussion, at least in my mind. I would be interested to hear what other readers and commentators at this site have to say on the subject.