soft values = soft target

Found via Blue Goldfish. John Leo considers whether shades of grey can fight black and white, and quotes Christopher Hitchens:

if, as the peaceniks like to moan, more bin Ladens will spring up to take his place... there are many more who will also spring up to kill him all over again. And there are more of us and we are both smarter and nicer, as well as surprisingly insistent that our culture demands respect too.