The New York Post editorial page says the war on terror is going pretty well, but that reckless political posturing here at home poses a grave risk.
Democracy can easily be misunderstood by those unfamiliar with it; the terrorists and Ba'athists may think they need only to continue to prick away at U.S. troops in Iraq, and eventually Washington will tuck tail and run.Posted by Alan at September 29, 2003 11:51 AMIf they hold out just a little longer - another month; another year. A Dean or a Kerry or a Clark may take the White House - and presently flies the last helicopter from Baghdad.
All citizens have the right - indeed, the duty - to oppose administration policy if they think it to be wrong. But those who seek partisan advantage for its own sake, those steeped in blind ambition, need to consider the price of providing the enemy unwarranted hope.
It will be measured in dead young Americans.
This is a just war. It is a necessary war. America is winning. That's the reality of it.