Rudy Giuliani believes winning the war on terror is the great responsibility of our generation. America cannot afford to go back to the days of playing defense, with inconsistent responses to terrorist attacks, because weakness only encourages aggression. Americans want peace. We’re at war not because we want to be, but because the terrorists declared war on us - well before the attacks of September 11th. Rudy understands that freedom is going to win this war of ideas. America will win the war on terror.
Finding it pretty hard to disagree with... and that is the problem. The big issue is how to win, which you can't tell from Mayor Giuliani's website. Now maybe the candidate has creative and fresh ideas on to pursue victory, but I haven't heard it yet.
I do want to recognize the former Mayor of New York for getting one thing right. It is important to recognize that the American people are a peaceful people. We desire neither war nor empire. War was declared on us. And yes it was well before the 9-11 attacks. But we need to finish this war which requires three things: 1) a definition, 2) a set of objectives and 3) a strategy for obtaining those objectives.
I hope the current crop of candidates will take this challenge.
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