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support the re-
election of
President George
W. Bush. Why?
Because I believe one
issue overwhelms all
others: the president's
EDWARD I. strong commitment
to fight the forces of
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ism, regardless of how
much it costs or how
long it takes to achieve victory.
I do not agree with President Bush
on a single major domestic issue, but,
in my view, those pale in comparison
with the threat of international terror-
ism. Osama bin Laden and Abu
Musab al-Zarqawi, the evil poster boys
of mass murder, are
revered and support-
ed by millions of
Muslims throughout
the world. The stated
goal of Al Qaida and
its supporters is to
kill or convert every
infidel — and that
means Jews,
Christians, Buddhists and anyone else
who will not accept Islam's supremacy.
These terrorists are convinced that
non-Islamic nations do not have the
will or courage to persevere in this
struggle, which could last for decades.
They believe democracies are weak-
willed and ultimately will yield to
whatever demands are made on them.
By withdrawing their troops from
Iraq in response to terrorist attacks or
the threat of violence, Spain and the
Philippines already have shown that,
tragically, terror tactics — including
suicide attacks, car bombings and the
beheading of innocent civilians — do
work. Al Qaida also intends to destroy
moderate Muslim governments that
want to live in peace with countries
that are not Islamic.
Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, ter-
rorist attacks Bush announced his
commitment to the struggle against
Islamic fanatics who believe they can
destroy the values of Western civiliza-
tion and democratic governments
everywhere.
On entering this war against terror-
ism, Bush said, "We shall go after the
terrorists and the countries that harbor
them." This Bush Doctrine rivals in
importance the Monroe Doctrine,
which limited the colonization efforts
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Edward I. Koch was mayor of New
York City from 1978 to 1989.
of foreign powers in the Western
hemisphere, and the Truman
Doctrine, which contained the spread
of communism. Bush has proven that
he is prepared to keep to his commit-
ment to fight terrorism.
The Radical Influence
If Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., were to
win this presidential election, would
he stand up to terrorism to the same
extent as George Bush? I don't think
so.
Regrettably, my party, the
Democratic Party, now has a strong
radical left wing whose members often
dominate the party primaries. Those
same left wing radicals have an anti-
Israel philosophy, reviling a democratic
state that shares the
values held by most
Americans.
Kerry is a patriot
who performed hero-
ically in the Vietnam
War. Regrettably, he
surrendered his philo-
sophical independence
to the left wing in the
recent Democratic pri-
maries to prevail over the original dar-
ling of the radicals, Howard Dean.
Kerry owes his nomination in large
part to those Dean supporters and to
the support of Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-
Mass.
Kennedy sadly demonstrated his loss
of any sense of decency with crude
attacks on Bush using unacceptable,
abusive language. The hatred deliber-
ately stirred by Kennedy against Bush
is contemptible and dangerous; it
encourages the terrorists with whom
we are at war and it incites the crazies
in our own country.
On July 9, a Kerry-Edwards fund-
raising concert was held at Radio City
Music Hall in New York City. During
the concert, comedian Whoopi
Goldberg engaged in unprintable, des-
picable sexual references to Bush and
Vice President Dick Cheney, playing
on the anatomical symbolism of their
names.
Even worse was Kerry's "thank you"
from the stage to all of the performers,
saying that they conveyed "the heart
and soul of our country." Shameful.
Yes On Iraq
Now a comment about the war in
Iraq. Most Americans understand that
few, if any, wars go smoothly. Cast
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