I was discussing this - highly hypothetical and speculative - with friends on Facebook last night. The thing that jumps out at me about this evolving story is the role Tashfeen Malik, Syed Farouk's wife and co-assailant. Female jihadis are not unknown but they are not common and not the norm. Everything we know - or believe we know - about the attack is that Malik was not along for the ride in this massacre, either literally or figuratively. She was a full participant in the attack. Indeed, according to several reports, during the final shoot-out she was the one...