Lee Smith writes at Tablet a truism too many people don’t want to admit.
The Israelis have resurfaced the ugly truth that no modish theories of war, international organizations, or even American presidents could long obscure. Wars are won by killing the enemy, above all, those who inspire their people to kill yours.
Killing Nasrallah not only anchors Israel’s victory in Lebanon but reestablishes the old paradigm for any Western leaders who take seriously their duty to protect their countrymen and civilization: Kill your enemies.
We must choose leaders who accept this truth as a given. And there’s a corollary: Bring back capital punishment. Not all enemies-who-need-killing are foreign despots.
