“This is a formidable enemy. To dismiss it as a bunch of 'cowards' perpetuating 'senseless acts of violence' is complacent nonsense. People willing to kill thousands of innocents while they kill themselves are not cowards. They are deadly vicious warriors and need to be treated as such.”

American political columnist and psychiatrist

Charles Krauthammer was an American political columnist and psychiatrist. He became known as a conservative commentator and won the Pulitzer Prize for his columns in The Washington Post in 1987. His weekly column was syndicated to more than 400 publications worldwide. His writing was rooted in politics and public affairs, and it made him a prominent voice in American conservative commentary.