50 dead in Orlando gay nightclub shooting

[Mikebert]

My point is that these two views are diametrically opposed to each other.  If Orlando is seen as like 911 then it means the shooter may be sane and acted out of ideology, like the 911 hijackers.  It falls into a category like this event, and is most effectively addressed using foreign policy tools.  That is one might try to block entry into the country of potential agents of radical Islam, or respond directly to the state sponsor of this terrorism (ISIS).  For example both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have suggested this as a response to ISIS:

Dresden


Hamburg.

On the other hand, seeing the Orlando event as a rampage means interpreting it as a criminal act by a psychologically disturbed person which would be addressed with domestic policy.