Confrontational military action is a possibility that should be considered, along with other possibilities, and selected when both needed and justified by the situation.

That is why we have adopted the Nazi model of blitzkrieg invasion, massacres, torture.. of course these things are now shrouded in a language that makes them sound polite such as pre emptive, collateralism or rendition.

I have known defense research scientists who tried to find psychological refuge from the damage they knew they inflicted on the planet and mortal flesh.

Their self deciet began with changing the words they used in an attempt to change the meaning of their crimes and dispense the horror as mere possibilites.

The politicians who conspire to use the weapons of mass destruction that defense contratcors were so kind to sell them use the same polite language for the unspeakable.

Certainly there are examples of the current administration refraining from combat in liew of waiting or talking, but for the most part it has been gun diplomacy first last and always.