It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.

That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.

The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning.

Their plan is to return the entire world - not just the Middle East - to the days of the caliphate and either convert all of us so-called infidels into born-again Islamic believers or kill us.

Fighting terrorism is not unlike fighting a deadly cancer. It can't be treated just where it's visible - every diseased cell in the body must be destroyed.

Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie.

Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam.