A Problem of Definition

From Slow Deaf Child:

Despite conventional wisdom, Bush never thought nor said this war would be relatively easy. In contrast, he stated several times that the war on terror would NOT even be over in our lifetime and that it would be fought unlike any other war that we have ever fought. He was correct and wise in this prediction.

Conventional wisdom's problem here is one of definition. The War on Terror is not the same as the Iraq War. But the Iraq War IS a battle in the War on Terror.

History will show that the Iraq War WAS already won years ago by the U.S. Ask yourself, what war has ever been fought where the nation's civil and military leaders have been deposed, the army dismantled, yet victory was NOT claimed?

We are now in the midst of a new battle in the War on Terror that is NOT the Iraq War--it just so happens to be in the boundaries of the nation formerly known as Iraq. The enemy is now different and consists of guerilla invaders from throughout the Middle East. This has given us the ability to effectively fight our Great Enemy (Islamo-fascism) since their first attack on us back at our embassy in 1979 (They ran away and hid too quickly in Afghanistan).

The location of Iraq in the heart of the Muslim world, with a transitional government in place, has given us the opportunity to battle an elusive enemy who has not truly had a nation or army until now. Our enemy has been incarnated and can finally be engaged.

We will win this Great Conflict. But remember Bush's prediction, victory will most likely be generations away.

SLOW DEAF CHILD