WHEN THE events of 9/11 occurred, I recall wondering how long the American resolve to fight our enemies would last. Now I know the answer. A growing number of us seem to have lost our resolve. Want proof? Just take a look at the hand-wringing and legal wrangling over the detention of Yasser Esam Hamdi, the Taliban terrorist who was captured in Afghanistan. On Monday, his detainment as an enemy combatant in a Virginia Navy brig without access to a lawyer was the subject of argument before a federal appellate court in Washington. The case has energized the crowd that...