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03-11-2003, 12:37 AM
Jewish World Review March 10, 2003 / 6 Adar II, 5763
Michael Barone
The next stage of war
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In his magisterial history of World War II, A World at Arms, Gerhard Weinberg interrupts his narrative periodically to explain how the worldwide struggle looked to the protagonists. What is striking is how different the conflict looked at each juncture. In December 1941, the Germans and Japanese seemed poised to link up their forces in India. In spring 1943, the Allies were advancing in North Africa, the Germans were reeling in Russia, and the Japanese were in uneasy possession of most of the Pacific. The field of battle shifts, the combatants change their focus, the character of the war changes.
So it is with our war against Islamic terrorists and the states that support them. At the moment, we have captured Khalid Shaikh Mohammed; we are also contemplating the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. As in 1943, when we were advancing on two fronts, the United States has shown it can walk and chew gum at the same time.
It is important to act fast. (http://jewishworldreview.co m/michael/barone.html)
Michael Barone
The next stage of war
http://www.NewsAndOpinion.c om |
In his magisterial history of World War II, A World at Arms, Gerhard Weinberg interrupts his narrative periodically to explain how the worldwide struggle looked to the protagonists. What is striking is how different the conflict looked at each juncture. In December 1941, the Germans and Japanese seemed poised to link up their forces in India. In spring 1943, the Allies were advancing in North Africa, the Germans were reeling in Russia, and the Japanese were in uneasy possession of most of the Pacific. The field of battle shifts, the combatants change their focus, the character of the war changes.
So it is with our war against Islamic terrorists and the states that support them. At the moment, we have captured Khalid Shaikh Mohammed; we are also contemplating the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. As in 1943, when we were advancing on two fronts, the United States has shown it can walk and chew gum at the same time.
It is important to act fast. (http://jewishworldreview.co m/michael/barone.html)