[hsalaw]

He urged Americans to brace for “more fighting and sacrifice.” That is not what was being predicted three years ago.

This writer is either stupid or wasn't born three years ago. Pres. Bush told us from the start this would be a long, hard struggle, not some sort of 30-minute sit-com war. Dope.

[West Coast Conservative]

This war will not be like the war against Iraq a decade ago, with a decisive liberation of territory and a swift conclusion. It will not look like the air war above Kosovo two years ago, where no ground troops were used and not a single American was lost in combat.

Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen.
-President Bush, September 20, 2001.