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We should all get used to this! Did we really think that Rebublicans would we in charge for the entire course of the War on Islamofacism? Why do you think the Cold War took almost 50 years? Because there was a back and forth of power between the hawks and the doves. This is expected and normal. We should take a breath and realize that this is the early days of a long term war. Attacks by the enemy will ensure that this issue stays mostly in the foreground for a long time to come.

Expected and normal and UNACCEPTABLE!

We as Americans have developed a really bad habit of kicking the can down the road until the known problem becomes a crisis. Social Security, Immigration, the GWOT - same bloody gameplan. It's a failure of leadership, but it's also a failure in OUR character that we don't have the stomach, the attention span, the balls, or the wisdom to solve the problem RFN rather than wait until there are no good solutions. How much more blood will it cost us because we as Americans can't stay focused?

I NEVER want to get used to this.

There is nothing we can do, short of total all-out war, that will keep this conflict from being longterm. Is this acceptable? Was it acceptable that the Cold War lasted over 50 years? As hard as we try, Democrats will have the White House at some point. They will pull back and allow our enemies to get stronger. Does that mean we as Republicans sit back and allow it to happen? No. We should fight every step of the way to keep the pressure on the enemy.

And what you say about WE Americans is more of a reflection on human nature rather than Americans. Humans almost always wait until the problem hits them over the head.

Islamofacists were at war with us for decades and we ignored them until 9/11. And we're still not sure whether we should confront them. Either way, it will take generations to win this.