By Patrick J. Buchanan "(O)nce war is forced upon us, there is no other alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. "War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. "In war there is no substitute for victory." Familiar to every graduate of West Point, the words are from the farewell address of Gen. MacArthur, to Congress on April 19, 1951, after Continue reading...
Losing the Will to Fight
Saturday - October 7, 2006 at 5:24 pm
by Patrick J. Buchanan Five years have elapsed since the war on terror began on 9/11. Yet even before nearly 3,000 were killed that day, there had been attacks by Islamic radicals on the World Trade Center, Khobar Towers, our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and the USS Cole. U.S. dead in those attacks was fewer than 100. And while the losses were tragic, they may be put in perspective if we Continue reading...
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