Some thoughts from Britain

From Rich Lowry at the Corner:

A few quick thoughts from a British friend: 1) Everyone knew something like this would happen; 2) It was almost certainly planned to coincide with the G-8 summit. The uncertain timing of a British election makes it hard to undertake long-term planning for an attack around one--so G-8 was natural target instead; 3) London won't buckle. It withstood the Blitz and the IRA bombings; 4) Although the toll is terrible, the attacks weren't spectacular or massive enough to rock Britain to its core the way you assume the terrorists wanted; 5) There should be retaliation. Find a terror camp somewhere and hit it. Terrorists should, for these purposes, be treated as one nation, and all should be held responsible for any one attack.

These are all good points. I especially liked the last one. Treat terrorists as one nation. They may not be taking orders from the same guy, but they are all working towards the same goal. They are all the same enemy.