Likewise, Georges Malbrunot, one of two French hostages released in December, first did not understand why he and his colleague were held captive since their country had opposed the war. Eventually, though, Mr. Malbrunot came to understand. "Little by little, we came to discover we were really on planet bin Laden," he wrote in Le Figaro. "For them [the terrorists], France is the West, it's a global vision, it's the infidel West against the Muslim world."Yep. The other side is playing this as "total" war and we better keep that in mind.
"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Slow to catch on, but he eventually got it
Quote of the day from OpinionJournal (registration required) - a piece about the former Swedish hostage who has taken out a contract on his captors - concludes with the quote of the day:
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