Don't let it drive you nuts

David Warren has a post up that is well worth reading. Best part:

The purpose of terrorism is to terrify: to drive us nuts, to leave us incoherent, to make us run away. To spread fear and confusion, feeding upon each other. To make, for instance, the American electorate think: "O dear, Iraq is a nightmare, we had better get out right away." But that will not do. Instead, we must look, as calmly as we can, right into the heart of the carnage, and find, unblinking, a way to bring it to an end.

I know some disagree, but I find it to be important to look into the heart of this darkness. To see the images of the twin towers, the videos of beheadings, the images from a security video of the Madrid explosions and the sickening massacre at Beslan. There are several reasons for this. First, I think it is an honor to the victims to acknowledge what has happened to then, to not let it then become just a number. Second, perhaps most importantly, by looking unblinking at this carnage and letting it fill us with a terrible resolve it takes the victory from the terrorists. Their purpose is to terrify, our response must be too look at their works and not be afraid. (hat tip: Instapundit)