"This is not simply a fight against terror - terror is a tactic. This is not simply a fight against Al Qaeda, its affiliates and adherents - they are foot soldiers. This is not simply a fight to bring democracy to the Middle East - that is a strategic objective. This is a fight for the very ideas at the foundation of our society, the way of life those ideas enable, and the freedoms we enjoy."
-R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army
-General Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff, United States Army
-R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army
-General Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff, United States Army
September 11th was not the beginning of terrorism.
· International terrorists declared war on the world's nations.
· Over decades, terrorists have killed thousands of Americans and citizens of other countries.
Since the September 11th attacks, the world has made progress in the Global War on Terror.
· The Taliban regime is gone and Osama Bin Laden is on the run.
· Pakistan, which once supported the Taliban, is now a strong ally against terrorists.
· Saddam Hussein is in jail, soon to be on trial.
· Uday and Qusay Hussein are dead.
· The people of Iraq are forming a representative government that will not threaten their people or their region of the world.
· A.Q. Kahn's clandestine network that had provided nuclear technologies to Libya, North Korea and possibly other nations, has been shut down.
· Libya's Moammar Gadhafi has given up his nuclear weapons program.
· International terrorists declared war on the world's nations.
· Over decades, terrorists have killed thousands of Americans and citizens of other countries.
Since the September 11th attacks, the world has made progress in the Global War on Terror.
· The Taliban regime is gone and Osama Bin Laden is on the run.
· Pakistan, which once supported the Taliban, is now a strong ally against terrorists.
· Saddam Hussein is in jail, soon to be on trial.
· Uday and Qusay Hussein are dead.
· The people of Iraq are forming a representative government that will not threaten their people or their region of the world.
· A.Q. Kahn's clandestine network that had provided nuclear technologies to Libya, North Korea and possibly other nations, has been shut down.
· Libya's Moammar Gadhafi has given up his nuclear weapons program.
Source: Department of Defense