Well then, I think the trick would be to fight the war in such a way that it doesn't take 50 to 70 years. I have no faith that we could prevail in such a lengthy war. Therefore, we should not fight one; rats will occupy the White House again any number of times during that period and they will take every opportunity possible to sell the country out. We have to win and we have to win relatively quickly. IMHO.
There's no way we'll be in this war that long. Soon we'll be part of Mexico, and Mexico isn't in the war on terror.