Moral of the Work

Winnie opened his history volumes of WW II this way:

MORAL OF THE WORK

In War: Resolution
In Defeat: Defiance
In Victory: Magnanimity
In Peace: Good Will

That was a good way to look at things in 1939-1945, and still so today. Regarding war, defeat, victory, and peace, Andrew Sullivan reminds us that:

"Our opponents at home are not our enemies. The real enemy is the Jihadist terror network that, even now, is murdering innocents and coalition soldiers in Iraq. "

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