WWJBD?

Pat Buchanan comes up with something so beautiful and simple it boggles my poor old brain.

What would Jack Bauer do?

Emotional at the death of the president he loved, for whom he had often risked his life, Jack returns. He is intercepted and almost killed by the team that murdered Palmer. Wounding the leader of the terrorists, Bauer interrogates him, warning the bleeding man he will die unless Bauer helps him get to a hospital. The terrorist talks.

After he spills all his information, Bauer starts to walk away. The terrorist demands to be taken to the hospital.

Were you the one who shot President Palmer? Bauer asks. Yes, replies the wounded terrorist, in agony on the floor. Bauer stares at him for two seconds – then shoots him.

It is a Jack Bauer moment, and all addicted to "24" knew what would happen to that assassin. For Bauer is a take-no-prisoners patriot who puts love of country and loyalty to friends first, and fights by his own rules. To Jack Bauer, the only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.

However, it must be noted the bad guy in question appeared to be a rather soft American terrorist-for-hire, not a dedicated goat rapist who would rather be splattered all over a bus stop than live in a world dominated by The Great Pepsi.