Who says we need a war? Take a look what a STRONG leader did, all without firing a shot:
“Jan. 20, 1981
Reagan is sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. On the same day, Iran releases the 52 remaining hostages who had been held at the U.S. embassy in Tehran for 444 days.”
excerpt http://www.npr.org/news/specials/obits/reagan/timeline.html
That’s right - Reagan understood that the best way to keep peace is to show strength and the resolve to use it if necessary. That’s the only thing that works with evil enemies, and that’s also what Herman Cain knows. He’s cited Reagan before regarding that fact.
Also, whether folks like GW or not, it was that same perception that scared Khadaffi into giving up his nuke program at the time.