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The average person in these nations has been taught to hate all non-Muslims, no matter what. Since the U.S. is their strongest foe, they hate us the most. I do not see this changing in less than a generation, and perhaps it NEVER will.

Given the attitude of the people, the only effective strategy for us is to make it hard for them to attack us. That means denying them the benefits of state sponsorship. We have already done so in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. It also means killing the leadership of the groups attacking us.

Although we have clearly made a good start, it is clear that the war against terror/radical Islam will last a long time. That is our weakness. Our foes believe we lack the political will necessary to sustain the battle.

Most of Europe is already neutralized, and will fall with the slightest push. Spain surrendered after a single attack.

The U.S. is the only nation with the both the will and the resources to fight. Can we maintain our will to fight?

Can we keep the likes of John Kerry and Hillary Clinton out of the White House? Can we maintain a strong Congress? Can we do this for a whole generation?

Or will scenes like this, repeated over and over by a hostile news media, cause us to cut and run?