An old American patriot described today’s situation very well. As America fought for its independence, Benjamin Franklin said, “we must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

An old American patriot described today’s situation very well. As America fought for its independence, Benjamin Franklin said, “we must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

We cannot fight communism all over the world, and I think we should have learned that lesson by now.

America deserves a real discussion about real policy.

So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.

That is what Americans do. We face a challenge - no matter how great - because we know that on the other side there is always hope.

Strong leadership demands more than the willingness to use force. It means directing the use of the right tools at the right time for the right purpose and the right cause.