The Terror Debate, again

Greg Djerejian's blog (The Belgravia Dispatch) has an amazing framing of Putin's speech after the Beslan terror attacks. Russia is choosing sides in the debate. What's the debate about? How to go forward. Matt Ysglesias admits that there aren't any easy solutions.

At the same time, in the wake of this sort of outrage there will not only be no mood for concessions, but an amply justified fear that such concessions would only encourage further attacks and a further escalation of demands. I don't see any way out for Russian policymakers nor any particularly good options for US policymakers.