Once again, I don't like any of the options presented to me

The Neo Colorado Herald
VOL. 32 NO. 259
CITY FINAL
SATURDAY JULY 26, 2014

A Taste Of Revenge
The Issue

A spectacular but failed attempt on your life made national news today. Interrogation of captured suspects has pinned the blame on agents of the nation of Blackacre, with which Neo Colorado has notoriously chilly relations. Your cabinet is divided as to how to respond.
The Debate

"Assassins, huh? Well, two can play at that game!" says Warren McCue, your chief military adviser. "An eye for an eye! A tooth for a tooth! An assassination for a... missed shot, I suppose. Never mind that, think of the possibilities! Not only can we strike back at the scumbags who sent this assassin after you, we can turn our attention to... 'manipulating' the positions of foreign leaders and political rivals that stand in the way of Neo Colorado's glory." He then points two fingers at the wall and mouths 'bang bang' noises.

"Sending assassins to avenge you isn't enough!" argues hawkish talk-show host, Wil Suzuki. "The fact that Blackacre is this bold means we haven't made them fear us yet - and a nation that isn't feared isn't respected. We need to do the only thing we CAN do: bomb their cities! Raise a revolution! Salt their fields! It may cost money, but our nation's honor is priceless."

"I can't believe what I'm hearing!" says the muffled voice of Daniel True, an anti-violence protestor who was, until now, hiding in your air vents. "By building up our military-industrial complex, WE have become the aggressor. WE are giving nations like Blackacre good reasons to hate us! No wonder they tried to kill you - we aren't giving them enough breathing room. If we cut back our military a bit and sent them a fruit basket now and then these problems would never happen."

What I'd like to is at the very least proportionate response. But what I get here are all out war (which could happen anyway, but I'd like at least the chance to avoid it if possible*), "Black Ops" ("If you have to deny the action, it was a crappy action"), or nothing at all. Do not want. :(

* That said, if war does come, we will fight it without hesitation.