The history of mankind is nothing but the chronology of permanent war. That's what the liberals have never understood.
As I see it this is the most important thread on FreeRepublic it has had around 6 replies and not one has discussed the central issues, that this thread has raised.
It is leading America in a new more challenging direction.
Americans are going to learn more obscure foreign names for insurgents, towns countries politicians, they are going to get more involved in new and ancient conflicts.
The war on Terror is going global with new fronts going to be established on nearly every Continent.
While I would remove the word 'permanent'... I agree wholeheartedly.
American history textbooks were basically a chronology of our wars & conflicts... prior to the cataract of politically-correct socialism. One could go further and say that a perceived weakness or an open FEAR of conflict is the cause of most wars.