Memorialized

After atrocities such as recently occurred in Paris, invariably, left there are spontaneous displays comprised of flower bouquets, teddy bears, lit candles and sympathy notes... placed at or near the bloody aftermath. Again I ask myself, "Why?" Are there not more appropriate responses to such mayhem? Say, for instance, some targeted and brutal retaliation?

The innocents, who were slaughtered by this latest bunch of Muslim terrorists, are gone. They cannot see these maudlin memorials. Roses will not repair their mutilated bodies nor bring solace to their families. Rather, as Lincoln once said, it would be far better for those who leave such cheap tokens of solidarity, to dedicate and rededicate their energies to eliminating such pond scum from their societies ... perhaps by leveling the capital of ISIS, Raqqa ... and destroying all the oil rigs from which it derives its sustenance?