“Victory at all costs”

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. Winston Churchill

There is a parallel between the US occupation of Iraq and the Israeli occupation of the territories.

In both cases it is painful to remain and even more painful to leave. And in both case the left keep clamoring to get out.

Dick Cheney recently spoke to AIPAC and told the largely Jewish audience, who more than most, want the US to withdraw, Give victory a chance

“We are the prime targets of a terror movement that is global in nature and, yes, global in its ambitions. The leaders of this movement speak openly and specifically of building a totalitarian empire covering the Middle East, extending into Europe and reaching across to the islands of Indonesia – one that would impose a narrow, radical vision of Islam that rejects tolerance, suppresses dissent, brutalizes women and has one of its foremost objectives the destruction of Israel.“

Then Cheney spoke directly to those who are already hinting that a nuclear Iran is something the world can live with, like the US did with the Soviet Union: “An enemy with fantasies of martyrdom is not going to sit down at a table for negotiations. Nor can we fight to a standoff, hoping that some form of containment or deterrence will protect our people. The only option for our security and survival is to go on the offensive, facing the threat directly, patiently and systematically, until the enemy is destroyed.”

“It is simply not consistent for anyone to demand aggressive action against the menace posed by the Iranian regime, while at the same time acquiescing in a retreat from Iraq that would leave our worst enemies dramatically emboldened and Israel’s best friend, the United States, dangerously weakened.”“

How the American Jews can argue at the same time for a retreat from Iraq and getting tough with Iran is beyond me.

As Churchill said “Victory at all costs”.