This past week has seen a number of reports released concerning the Iraq war and the war on terror in general. While many reports are somewhat mixed in overall outlook, the media has made sure to pick each report’s worst features and use them to encourage the defeat of American freedom. Nearly everyone in America would like to see success in Iraq. However, the media makes every effort to plant seeds of doubt in the heads of the American people.

Indeed the situation America finds itself in is precarious and complex. This war is perhaps the most perplexing one America has ever engaged in. The revolutionary war was to win our freedom from an oppressive ruler. World War II was a war waged to defend our country from world-wide imperialism. Vietnam was a war chiefly waged to combat Communism. A war on terror is significantly different. The logistics involved in winning are far reaching. Fighting an enemy who is very mobile is something our military has little experience with. Though the focus of terrorist groups is primarily on Iraq, they are not from a specific country. Nor are many of them actually natives of Iraq. They come from all over the world, and they wish to see more than just Iraq fail. This approach is different from that of past wars in which a certain country was the declared enemy. Having pointed out the differences, on a further look, the similarities this war has with historic conflicts are just as numerous. This war is no different than any before it. American victory is imperative. Here is why. (more…)