“I do not believe in vile acquittals, phony appeasements, easy forgiveness. Even less, in the exploitation or the blackmail of the word Peace. When peace stands for surrender, fear, loss of dignity and freedom, it is no longer peace. It’s suicide.” – Oriana Fallaci, in her stirring piece in the Journal this morning. It really is a tour de force. I don’t agree with all of it, but I do understand and believe in its fundamental message. We are at war; we are under attack; this new war against Iraq is not a pre-emptive war started by us. It is the second part of a long and perilous self-defense against the forces of Islamism and totalitarianism. In all the petty shenanigans of the new League of Nations, we should try not to forget that, as Fallaci rightly reminds us. Remember, remember the 11th of September. That’s still what all this is about.
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