"what represents "victory" in this war on terror? "
First, we're determined to prevent the attacks of terrorist networks before they occur.
And we're acting, along with governments from many countries, to destroy the terrorist networks and incapacitate their leaders.
Our commitment is clear: We will not relent until the organized international terror networks are exposed and broken, and until their leaders are held to account for their murder.
Secondly, we're determined to deny weapons of mass destruction to outlaw regimes, and to their terrorist allies who would use them without hesitation.
And we are working urgently to keep weapons of mass murder out of the hands of the fanatics.
Third, we're determined to deny radical groups the support and sanctuary of outlaw regimes.
Fourth, we're determined to deny the militants control of any nation, which they would use as a home base and a launching pad for terror.
The terrorist goal is to overthrow a rising democracy, claim a strategic country as a haven for terror, destabilize the Middle East, and strike America and free nations with ever-increasing violence.
That's their goal. Our goal is to defeat the terrorists and their allies at the heart of their power -- so we will defeat the enemy in Iraq.
The fifth element of our strategy in the war on terror is to deny the militants future recruits by replacing hatred and resentment with democracy and hope across the broader Middle East. This is a difficult and long-term project, yet there is no alternative to it.
President Discusses War on Terror: October 28, 2005
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/10/20051028-1.html
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That is plenty, thanks. All good goals except for #5, which is IMHO unattainable.
That is plenty, thanks. All good goals except for #5, which is IMHO unattainable.