Monday, April 03, 2006

 

The Long, Hard GWOT

CDR Salamander look at The Last Helicopter
Regardless of what more will happen over the next 2 years and 10 months, the next President will be tested much harder; as we all will be. Remember, as unpleasant as it is to think about, this war is generational.
What an interesting thought. In my lifetime, I watched the Cold War wax and wane. From atomic bomb duck-and-cover drills in elementary school to the peace at all costs thinking of Jimmy Carter - where we came to accept the Soviets as a given and really not all that bad. And along the way we dropped many smaller balls as the CDR points out in his quotation of Taheri's OpinionJournal piece.

But then came one man that focused on that one threat and we got rid of that threat in less than a generation. And despite the fact that Ronald Reagan rightfully gets the lion's share of the credit - it was Bush's continuation of those policies that brought it finally to an end.

These next two election cycles will tell a great tale of our nation. I am certain we can find men and women up to the task, I only hope we can find enough voters.

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