Foreign desk: Manchester Bombing’s Tragic Familiarity

Last week’s Manchester bombing followed a familiar pattern, says Max Boot at Commentary. But the most alarming part is that “authorities apparently had evidence that could have led them to stop” terrorist Salman Abedi, “but they failed to act on it.” Fact is, “authorities simply have too many leads to follow, and they can’t simply lock up anyone who is accused of harboring extremist thoughts.” So “homeland security measures . . . must be combined with efforts to prevent terrorists from creating bases . . . from which they can export terrorism,” along with “a campaign to win ‘hearts and minds’ ” among young Muslim men. Unfortunately, “the West is lagging in both areas.”