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08/31/2004 Archived Entry: "can we win the war"

Posted by clbloomer @ 11:48 AM EST [Link]

CAN THE "WAR ON TERRORISM" BE WON?

Can crime be prevented and reduced to zero? Can disease be eliminated? Can death be excluded from life experience? Can birth defects be reduced to zero? Can tooth cavities be prevented?

Only if you are a left-wing nutcase polyanna. The Democrats immediately attacked President Bush for saying that we may not win the war on terrorism. The President was being realistic, recognizing that eliminating every terrorist or terrorist organization in the world is impossible. His goal, our goal, is to reduce terrorism as much as is reasonably achievable. To say that we can win the war on terrorism, that we can eradicate every vestige, thought and action related to terrorism would be a lie, a lie that would make free countries over-confident and susceptible to devastating attack. Which is the more responsible action -- to tell people the unvarnished, even unpleasant truth? or to feed the country some feel-good mush?

Story at CNSNews.

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