Lost In Translation

What is with these Democrats? I recently blogged that the liberal mindset is so blind they cannot even conceive that the War on Terror is a worldwide campaign and has both tactical and strategic operations with all of its comcomitant reprecussions. There is only one war but there are many battles in Operation WARTS (War on Terror-States). Afghanistan and Iraq are examples of battles that we have clearly won. Both regimes were vanquished and our armies control those regions. In fact, you may have several battles in the same region over a period of time before that area may become pacific. Clearly, the enemy is still throwing men and material into the cauldren that is Iraq but time is against them. Suicide bombing against civilians and government authorities should not be classified as a "battle" as far as our military engagement is concerned. It may be a campaign of terror but not a battle of armies. So in retrospect, even though those battles in Iraq and Afghanistan are over, the war still continues.

Nevertheless, the Democrats under House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, insists the "WAR" is over! What? Is she kidding? She insists that the detainees in Guantanomo Bay, CUBA should be set free because she wants to play dumb. She apparently cannot distinguish the difference between a battle and a war. She was recently asked to clarify her position in regards to GTMO and this is what she said from the Washington Times:

Mrs. Pelosi said it is past time that the administration established a policy on determining the fates of the detainees at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, arguing that most are from Afghanistan and that the conflict there has ended. "I assume that the war in Afghanistan is over, or is the contention that you have that it continues?" she said to a reporter. A few moments later, she said: "This isn't about the duration of the war. The war in Afghanistan is over."

Oh really? Does she even know what she has just said? I doubt it. So, when we prevailed against the Germans and Italians in North Africa in 1943, was World War II over? Of course not. Morons!! We cannot abide by a POLICY of state-sanctioned-terrorism as a means of war or politics. Period. End of story. We have been on the receiving end of this policy since 1993 when the first WTC attack occurred in New York. How many Americans must die before Democrats wake up and smell the coffee?

The war is not over by any stretch of the imagination. Battles have been won, but it is just the beginning. Future battles await us and the longer we wait the more bloodier they will be. I prefer a Declaration of War as a signal to all the nations of the world that we mean business. However, for political reasons this road was not taken. Nevertheless, the Islamic states that support this method of war or politics must be convinced that this is not a wise policy to pursue. If they don't change their minds, then the policy of the United States Armed Forces will supercede their policy of state-sanctioned-terrorism.