Recently, a friend sent me this judicious quote by General George S. Patton, “War is just like boxing. When you get your opponent on the ropes you must keep punching the hell out of him and not let him recover.”

2008 is the year to keep fighting.

As our brave troops continue defeating al Qaeda and America’s enemies in Iraq through Operation Phantom Phoenix and Operation Iron Harvest, we must do our part to carry the banner of victory at home; to continue aggressively countering those in the the anti-war community who seek America’s surrender and ultimate defeat.

Conventional wisdom said it was over in Iraq and that we lost. Vietnam-esque phrases like Senator George Aiken’s “declare victory and go home,” could be heard among the Washington chattering class and in the halls of Congress, but General David Petraeus’ counterinsurgency strategy - the surge - proved the elites wrong.

The future of Iraq remains tenuous, but we have new reason to hope with the recent passage of a de-Baathification law that provides a major boost towards national reconciliation by the Iraqi Parliament – one of the political benchmarks that many politicians claimed was elusive.

Now is not the time to become complacent, to go backwards or to advocate withdrawal – now is the time to keep fighting.

Unite for Victory