1 The linked article explains why we have good reason to "fight" in the sense of working to reduce terrorism. It doesn't, however, show that we have good reason to "fight" in the sense of actually deploying troops and invading countries. If we hadn't invaded Iraq, stuff like this probably wouldn't be happening there. If you're interested, I covered some of the general problems with invasions when I was guestblogging for a bright fellow named Ezra Klein.

2 Neil, please explain what precipitated 9/11. I mean, if terrorism is something that Westerners provoke, I'd like to know how 9/11/01 fits in. Thanks.

3 Anybody listen to Dennis Prager on the radio?