The Brutal and Simple Truth of War
Victor Davis Hanson, at National Review Online, on the brutal, simple and, for many, unpalatable truth of winning the war on terror:
Insurgencies, of course, are complex operations, but in general even they are not immune from eternal rules of war. Winning hearts and minds is essential; providing security for the populace is crucial; improving the economy is critical to securing the peace. But all that said, we cannot avoid the pesky truth that in war — any sort of war — killing enemy soldiers stops the violence.
