The War on Terrorism

Many, including our own president, will tell you that the war on terrorism cannot be won militarily on the battlefield. Nothing could be further from the truth and we only need look to Sri Lanka for proof. The Sri Lankans have been fighting the Tamil Tigers for a couple of decades. Every time victory was near the Sri Lankans would cave to international meddling and attempt to solve the issue "diplomatically." Terrorists love this because it is their time to regroup and rearm. If you don't know who the Tamil Tigers are that's not surprising. They are not about taking credit for what they did on the global stage but I assure you they wanted the masses in Sri Lanka to know exactly who they are or now were. I am sure you would recognize the latest in terrorists tactics such as suicide bombers and filmed beheadings. While these have been made mainstream by groups such as al Qaeda, these were developed and perfected by the Tamil Tigers. With that understanding you should know that recently the Sri Lankan army defeated the last of the Tamil on the battlefield. This time they did not at the last minute abandon their plan to conquer them and attempt a diplomatic solution. This time they ignored the international pressure and pressed on militarily killing or capturing the Tamil right down to the last terrorist. Sri Lanka won their war on terrorism by making a full commitment to defeating their enemy and not buckling to international pressure. America, we can do the same but we are going to need to stay strong. Many of our own may die, be maimed, or wounded but we must remain steadfast as a nation in our commitment to defeat an enemy whose publicly declared goal is to kill us all. Our president does not believe this. He even said that this war won't be won like WWII where Hirohito surrendered to McArthur - his history is a little lacking here since Hirohito did not surrender to McArthur and in fact did not even meet him until about a year after the surrender. But our president is wrong on this one. We can win the war on terrorism if we remain steadfast in our commitment to defeating our enemy on the battlefield.