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acknowledge the Long War by James Jay Carafano Victory in War requires at a mini mum honesty about the Type of War youre waging so you really have to wonder if certain members of Congress understand what s at stake Case in Point the House armed ser vices committee recently ruled that the phrase the Long War cannot be used in writing the annual defense authorization Bill committee leaders claim they want the language of the Law to be More pre Cise if that is truly what they want that is if this want about scoring Politi Cal Points then maybe they dont understand what the War on terrorism is All about ironically the one thing that everyone in Washington Republican Democrat Liberal conservative right left agrees on is that transnational terrorism int going away any time soon that admission is vital because it Means it is going to be a Long War and the strategies for protracted conflict differ from those that might be used in other wars in Long wars leaders have to be As concerned about protecting the capacity of the state to compete and thrive Over the Tel us what you think stars and stripes welcomes your comments on editorials and columns that Are published in the newspaper and values letters on topics of importance in the lives of our readers All letters must be signed and must include the writers address or base and Telephone number please limit All letters to 300 words we Reserve the right to edit letters for length taste and Darity Send your letters to us mail stars and stripes unit 29480 Apo a 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via fax country code 0 Dan 3498395 email by a Trudeau the next round Sam then in Usu Long term As they Are with get Ting the enemy otherwise War devolves into a Battle of attrition where the two sides hit each other tit for Tat until the Side least prostrate at the end declares itself in a win Ner without a Good Lon War strategy states often take Steps that Are self defeat ing and self weakening such As establish ing stat directed economies or Declar ing martial Law in a desperate Battle to prevail Good Lon War strategy must provide for Security economic growth the Protection of individual liberties and winning the ideological struggle and doing All equally Well to ensure that the nation Doest just win but emerges from the conflict a free Safe and prosperous Vic Tor acknowledging that America is wag ing a Long War is essential it must be recognized to make sure this nation takes the right Steps to win if s just As important As when we called the cold War cold which helped americans under stand that we  defeat the soviet Empire through direct military confrontation when Congress tries to Call a particular War by the wrong name it risks losing sight of what needs to be done at least the House armed services committee had the Good sense to let its members continue to Call the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wars this at least acknowledges the fact that our troops Are battling terrorists in both coun tries terrorists who Are trying to Over throw democratically elected govern ments fuel sectarian violence and Slaugh Ter innocents in the Street that said it is a bit puzzling that they supported legislation declaring the United states should simply give up and go Home As if quitting wars had no serious consequences As if the enemy will quit too and go Home what the House armed services com Mittee appears to be guilty of is the criticism so often thrown at the administration hubris or overweening self conf Dence in its own beliefs it is the ultimate Folly to believe that american Power is so great that if the us int successful in the world it is because of us because our intelligence was flawed or the Penta gon didst Send enough troops or officials lied or we were the victims of bad ethics vain leaders and greedy corporations it is hubris to think it is All about us to believe that if we just change the words elect new leaders or adopt smarter poli cies that America will automatically Triumph it takes a Humble and realistic leadership to admit that the fight is Tough that the War will in fact be a Long the enemy is determined simply changing words wont change the nature of the War changing words substitutes rhetoric for substance and sound strategic think ing Congress can do better James Jay Carafano is senior research fellow for National Security and Homeland Security at the heritage foundation a Washington think tank and author of the Book i ingenuity  idiot oui Ansu Jaskaw us heft Imago Grid sat you this on dou6hnut i want toiookma6e