I hope that you are right. And until recently I felt the same way.
But at this point, I begin to wonder - is the President and his administration pulling a fast one on the whole world by pretending to have a muddled message, to not have a clear policy on how we will deal with terrorists and the nations that harbor them? Is this a big deception plan - or does it appear that way because that is the way it is?
But here is why I have become, if you will, a naysayer - I posted it before, and besides those posters who have questioned my patriotism and/or willingness to defend the country (to answer your questions, I am a former US Army Bomb Disposal Officer, and I worked the anti-terrorist beat in the Mediterranean), noone seems to have answered my questions:
Afghanistan is releasing hundreds of Taliban and al Quaeda prisoners in exchange for some petty thieves held in Pakistan. Our response is?Saudi Arabia paid money to bin Laden post 9/11. Our response is?
They pay money to Palestinian suicide bombers' families. Our response is?
Germany withholds information on terrorist suspects. Our response is?
Egypt, which is the recipient of a billion or so of our tax dollars annually opposes US action in Iraq and our support of Israel in the same war on terror we are supposedly engaging in. Our response is?
The al Aqsa Martyr's Brigade - a part of Yasir Arafat's Fatah organization - killed 5 Americans in Israel. Our response is?
I continue to say that perhaps among the Freepers it is settled - this we will defend. But I do not beleve that it is settled among the country as a whole.