Sarge: I find the best verbal victories are won with using the words of the founding fathers. Ethics and truth doesn't change over time, they're absolutes, so this "new" war on terrorism is an old fight for freedom.
I frequently compare today's war with what brought about freedom for our nation. The majority of the people of this nation didn't even want their own independence until they saw that we were the winners!
For reasons that will be evident later, Federalist Paper 37 is my favorite and deserves serious study. Freepmail me if you'd like my 'translation.'
God Bless You........
A good point: the words of Sam Adams would make a great plaque to hand behind your desk:
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
-Samuel Adams