my random thoughts....

 
. . . President Bush told the graduating class of the Air Force Academy that, indeed, this conflict could take decades to "win." "We are now about three years into the war against terrorism," he said. "This is no time for impatience and self-defeating pessimism. These times demand the kind of courage and confidence that Americans have shown before."

The Federalist has also argued consistently that we must keep the warfront on Jihadi turf in places like Iraq and Afghanistan -- lest they bring it back to ours. The President confirmed that strategic policy, noting, "Some say that by fighting the terrorists abroad since September the 11th, we only stir up a hornets' nest. But the terrorists who struck that day were stirred up already. If America were not fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere, what would these thousands of killers do -- suddenly begin leading productive lives of service and charity? ... We are dealing here with killers who have made the death of Americans the calling of their lives. And America has made a decision about these terrorists: Instead of waiting for them to strike again in our midst, we will take this fight to the enemy."

from the Federalist

posted by Greg at 12:04 PM