Sixty years ago today…
[ The Federalist ]Sixty years ago today, Imperial Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. As with the attack on our nation September 11th, we were wholly unprepared -- a sleeping giant. But the difference in the execution and outcome of these attacks is as notable as our national response to each.
The attack on Pearl Harbor required the entire military resources of Japan. On that fateful "Day of Infamy," 353 Japanese planes attacked a military target killing 2,390 combatants. It took four years and the full military-industrial capability of the United States to defeat Japan.
The attack on 9-11 required only a hand full of Islamic zealots with some basic flight training, 19 airline tickets and some sharp instruments. On that fateful day, four commercial airliners were hijacked, three of which were used as fueled missiles against symbols of American free enterprise and strength, killing, in less than one hour, thousands of our countrymen -- most of them non-combatants. The resulting war on Jihadistan may continue indefinitely, and will require highly specialized intelligence and military operations to protect against hit-and-run terrorism.
As it was in 1941, the most dangerous period for our nation's ability to sustain continuity of government and commerce is the next 6-12 months, while we surge our intelligence and military capabilities to restore our ability to defend our shores. But there is another looming threat to the success of our campaign against Jihadistan. We are fighting an enemy with no borders, and we have become a nation with a very short memory and even shorter attention span. It will be difficult for President George Bush to overcome this internal threat of a looming lack of resolve. We may have to be reminded -- tragically -- that the threat posed by Islamic terrorists will defy short-term solutions.
However difficult the coming months and years may be, in the words of fellow Patriot Todd Beamer, one of the first combat fatalities in the war with Jihadistan, we say to all American Patriots: "Let's Roll!"
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