The national conversation in the MSM will shift from economic/social justice to terror, terror,

[hill2016]

terror. It will suck all the energy out of the room.

Unfortunately, tragedy does a lot for ratings.

[msongs]

1. maybe not, some things fade away after a few weeks of fame nt

[HerbChestnut]

8. This.

Unless, god forbid, something happened on U.S. soil. *knocks on every piece of wood within eyesight...even trees.*

[MADem]

2. In the short term, most assuredly. Long term will depend on how

effective the pushback against said 'terra' is.

[mmonk]

3. True.

[LWolf]

4. I'm afraid that you are probably correct. nt

[jalan48]

5. Yep-and the Republican candidates will fall all over each other with their toughness.

[winter is coming]

7. No doubt... so the Dems should be aiming for smartness.

"Hulk SMASH!" is shitty foreign policy, and the French have just fallen victim to some of the long-term consequences of that thinking.

[hill2016]

9. people

look to doers not talkers.

[winter is coming]

10. "Doing" isn't limited to blowing things up. n/t

[MohRokTah]

6. It's really sad, too.

Sanders will face nothing but foreign policy questions hand that is his weakest area.

Things should change in the next month or so, though, as the media can never stay focused on one story for long.