the last time we acted promptly and firmly, anyone of Asian descent was promptly hauled off to an internment camp. No one needs to see that again either.

True; the best choice would have been our military response, but without our camps response.

BUT if you're not allowed to pick and choose and demand perfection, would you have preferred that we do both, or that we do neither?

The best choice should not become the enemy of the good choice.