"Your Curmudgeon remains of the opinion that only a rigid quarantine of the Islamic world can put a satisfactory end to the Long War. However, it will take some time (and a lot of attitude adjustment of the sort not normally accomplished with alcohol) to get there from here. Surviving the interval with little or no damage must therefore take priority.

"But how does one defend against a diffuse threat of this sort, whose agents are unrecognizable until they shout 'Allahu Akhbar!' and grope for the trigger on their explosive vests?

"Clearly, no perfect defense is possible. However, we can take a large step toward a satisfactory defense by once again becoming a people in arms:

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