Here's something to think about

Apologists for terrorism against Israel have claimed that Palestinian
terrorists are merely Israel's--not America's--enemies.

But Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi demonstrated, once again, that
this claim is false. "President Bush has become Islam's biggest
enemy," he stated last week.

Another terrorist organization, the Palestinian Authority, which
President Bush entrusts with carrying out the "road map to peace," has
recently broadcasted from the mosques of Gaza the following call:
"Wherever you are, kill those Jews and those Americans who are like
them--and those who stand by them. They are all in one trench against
the Arabs and the Muslims." And just a few months ago Hezbollah leader
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah exhorted his Palestinians followers "to take
suicide bombings worldwide."

It is only a matter of time before Hamas and other Palestinian terror
groups will begin to systematically attack Americans--as they have
been attacking Israelis. Should America wait until that happens--as
America waited for September 11 to happen--before acting against its
terrorist enemies?

If we want to win this war with as few American casualties as
possible, we must turn our attention to what Palestinian terrorists
are really saying and doing. Then we will clearly see that Israel's
enemies are America's enemies too--and that by supporting Israel,
America would be acting in its own defense.

David Holcberg
Ayn Rand Institute