] For a very long time, Americans were content to believe
] that this nation's sheer size and distance from global
] hot spots sheltered us from terrorism. In the face of a
] billion tons of ash and human carnage, it became clear
] that we're as vulnerable as anyone else.
]
] But this country has the economic power, the military
] strength and the political will to do something about it.
] That's a blessing, because we can defend ourselves in
] ways few other nations can. It's also our curse, because
] if we don't deal with the problem--as the United Nations
] refused to do--no one else can or will. So the duty falls
] to us, and the time has come to stop playing games with
] national security and--by extension--the lives of not
] only Americans but those of oppressed innocents across
] the globe as well.
]
] That's what this war's about.

U.S. efforts stand to make the world a better place--even for the French