In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time.

We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy.

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

That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!

Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.

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

Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.