63 years ago today on the beaches of Normandy Americans, Brits, Free French, & Canadians with support of others began the liberation of Europe. We fought fascism. We fought the Axis powers. We fought an enemy that wore uniforms and could be identified, and we carried it through to the end. In 2007 we are in a war on terrorism. Our enemy doesn't follow any rules, the don't wear uniforms and they are not easily identified.
Nobody in their right mind wants to be in a war. I want our troops to come home from Iraq as soon as possible, but we must win first. If we quit in Iraq, then we lose. General Omar Bradley stated "In war there is no prize for the runner-up." Quiting is not an option. "In War: Resolution" said Winston Churchill and our resolve is being tested now.
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir remarked, "There can only be peace when they will start to love their children more than they hate us. " She knew well the terrorist that we fight today. How do you win against and enemy like that? An enemy that doesn't put the same value on human life that we do.
There are no easy answers to ending this war on terror. Abraham Lincoln was right, "The only good part of a war is its ending. " I know this; mistakes have been made both militarily and politically, but this is a war we must win in Iraq or in the future we fight in downtown America.
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