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And yet, in response to these barbaric terrorist tactics, our president reacted —before the wreckage had even hit the ground—with a knee-jerk pledge reeking of just as much testosterone: To hunt down and punish whoever is responsible.

Hunting is the last thing we need to do. Memo to W: Retaliation and hunting are not the same thing.

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America does not need hairy-backed war tactics right now, particularly the vigilante kind that resulted in Saturday’s murder of an “Arab looking” gas station attendant. (He was South Asian.)

Instead, we need compassion. We need caring solidarity among all Americans. We need to protect our country, to care for the victims and their families and actually identify our enemy.

There should be no hunting. Intelligent, effective retaliation against our actual enemy can come later.

Arianne R. Cohen ’03, a Crimson editor, is a women’s studies concentrator in Leverett House.

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