WE CAN RUN BUT WE CANNOT HIDE

"Americans voted as they did in the midterm elections in large part because they are tired of the war in Iraq. But to slightly paraphrase one of the founders of the Soviet Union, Leon Trotsky: 'You may not be interested in the war, but the war is interested in you.'

A major part of our problem in Iraq is that we think our problem is Iraq. It's much bigger than that.

We are at war with Islamic extremism, which is by no means restricted by the borders of Iraq. Many in the Democrat Party think we can quit the war in Iraq at little cost to ourselves, as we did in Vietnam 30 years ago. But this is a war that will follow us home.

Our enemies hate us because we are not like them, and they will go on trying to kill us unless we become like them, whether we are in Iraq or not. They cannot be appeased. We can destroy them, or let ourselves be destroyed by them. There are no other choices."

-- Jack Kelly