Daniel Pipes presents an analysis which traces the start of Islamic terrorism to November 1979 with perfect hindsight. But we could not have anticipated the barbarism of which the fundamentalists were capable. Woulda, coulda, shoulda done it differently. But now it is tragically clear that we must meet terrorism appropriately with principled resolve. We must not fall into the trap of mere retribution but we must rise above it. We need to face up to our obligations in Afghanistan and do more to bring that nation into the mainstream of the international community. And we must aid the true voices of peace within the Muslim world.