War in Iraq and Afghanistan

We can't allow states like Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia to become threats to free commerce and the safety and security of the world. The only thing extremist terrorists understand is force. The pattern has been established: when the US remains firm in dealing with terror, terrorism recedes; when the US vacillates, then terror moves boldly forward. Our surge strategy in Iraq worked, but we must demand that in every military action that the American people fully understand the necessity of our action and what our strategy is to win. We cannot fight wars by half measures. It's not right to put our soldiers in harm's way, when the politicians themselves have no clear strategy for victory.