Class is in session. One small country surrounded by enemies is schooling the United States and the rest of the world on how to wage a War on Terror. Yes, the liberals will scream, the UN will demand a ceasefire, but unlike ours, the leaders of Israel understand they answer to their own people.

Our elected officials have forgotten whom they represent. By seeking the goodwill of the world’s elites sitting in the UN, they leave their own people without a voice. Many have decried the focus on American foreign policy on American interests. There seems to be an opinion afloat that the US should only take actions based on the world’s needs and world’s interests. Such a global focus is not only a recipe for inaction and defeat, but is itself immoral. When our government spends our money, speaks for our people and takes actions that endanger our sons and daughters their only consideration should be our interests. When France acts on the world stage they should have French interests in mind—the same goes for England, Belgium, or Russia.

In Israel, itself a very liberal country, you don’t see leaders losing sleep over the displeasure of the UN or anyone else. They understand that their lifespan is in direct proportion to the success of their military. The peoples around them have dedicated themselves—not to peaceful cohabitation, or even subjugation—but to the annihilation of Israel. Efforts to force Israel to trade land for peace and to develop a two state system have failed miserably. Israel has understood for a long time what we are just beginning to learn: the only thing that will back down a terrorist is death or fear of it.

Since 911 there have been no new attacks on US soil. This is probably going to be President Bush’s primary legacy. There have been attempts but nothing nearly as awful as the attack on the World Trade Center. There one reason why Osama Bin Ladin and Al Qaeda have not launched a major attack: making grand plans from your tunnel hideout is hard when your country is overrun by American soldiers and marines itching to put a bullet through your skull.

Our leaders must take a lesson from Israel: when facing an enemy intent on your destruction there is no option but to win. You can’t talk; you can’t reason; you can’t buy them off. The only option is victory. Are we as a people willing to pay the price? Are we willing to win our war against terrorists? Will our leaders allow us to win it?
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