"America" by Prince gives one very colorful and specifically patriotic blast of the funk, a little note of pride in living in a free country, problems or no.

"Pride" by U2 - This song can produce surging, loving conviction to stand up for freedom. Of course this song was written in admiration of the non-violent Martin Luther King. Even Bono, however, would tell you that it takes something different to stand up to some misguided crackers in Birmingham versus Arab psychopaths.

"Drink Before the War" by Sinead O'Connor - We can also send this one out to my buddy Salam, and all the other good folk of Iraq who are caught in the crossfire. Hope we're helping you rather than hurting, but it's definitely going to be ugly. This big slow, but relentlessly powerful ballad from her classic first album would make a good last pause before our boys go out and do what has to be done.

Finally, at long last: "Let's Roll" by Neil Young - This brooding midtempo song might be more something to buck up your conviction as you face the actual immediate danger, a reminder of what we're really dealing with- staring evil directly in the eye. I could see some Navy Seals listening to this while they smear on the camouflage make-up.