Price for compassion? Or price for absence of leadership?

Compassion is a beautiful rare thing. European countries allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants. The US leadership too is bringing migrants. In European media you may have watched how the host people are trying to architect innovative housing for the migrants and constantly debating how to make the migrants feel welcome, how to integrate them, how to get them jobs, etc.

Then this thing happened -- the attack in Paris by people (among others) who were allegedly smuggled into Europe along with the migrants.

Is this the price for showing compassion? Or is this the price of inadequate leadership? How do today's and tomorrow's Western leaders balance compassion with practicality? What is practicality, by the way? Is it about having a strategy and proactive execution or is it about being reactive?

For thoughts on America's current and future leadership, read: Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World

To see how Jesus combined compassion with practicality, read: Jesus CEO