We must win at any cost

The inherent problem facing America today with our war on terrorism is the liberal mindset of the media and a large percentage of the nation. The concept of waging a total war of attrition, one of winning at all costs which destroys the nation within is no longer a viable option in today’s politically correct charged atmosphere.

President Bush has demonstrated repeatedly that he is more than willing to do what is needed to win a total war. However, he is questioned at every inch the nation’s military travels over the programs he institutes to win. We are living within a nation that no longer condemns or penalizes anyone who openly publishes national secrets, as the recent incidents with the New York Times have clearly demonstrated. If this is truly the case then the nations ability to wage war is not only in question, it is diminished by the events constantly playing out within the media.

We must face an honest question that has been posed by John Podhoretz, a reporter for the New York Post, “WHAT if liberal democracies have now evolved to a point where they can no longer wage war effectively because they have achieved a level of humanitarian concern for others that dwarfs any really cold-eyed pursuit of their own national interests?”

Mr. Podhoretz article is asking a vital question that must be answered if our country is to prevail in its present quest combating terrorism and to establish democracy with Iraq. We must be willing and able to do what is needed to achieve a victory at all costs and to go against the grain of a media and people that have become so entrenched within the liberal mindset that it may no longer be possible, If we are unable to accomplish this feat then the question of a total victory is a moot topic.

The question of this being World War III has been raised recently within the media and if this is truly the case we need to wage a war that is needed to win at any cost. We need to do what needs to be done and deal with the resulting fallout that will surely follow as one nation, not a nation divided by various degrees of liberalism and political correctness, but a nation dedicated to one single goal, victory at any cost.

If we fail to achieve this level of waging war then we have failed in ourselves and in our ability to lead as a nation conceived of liberty and dedicated to this principal of freedom. We cannot lead or govern if we are unable to back up our philosophies with whatever is required when we are confronted with war. We must look into our own history and learn not only from our mistakes but embrace what was needed to win for that is the only way we will survive.