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Letter: We must continue to fight terrorists

By Joseph Massie, Camas
Published: October 5, 2015, 6:00am

There are two sides to every story. All you hear is the loser’s side; right now you can read about the winner’s side. The winning side is not television shows or movies where everything comes out OK. The real world is an ugly, uncertain mess, and sometimes bloody, always has been and always probably will be. Whether we like it or not doesn’t count because the bottom line reads: The U.S.A. has to deal with Islamic terrorists until we win. It’s not going away, so we better stop ignoring this fact. Get serious. Your life and family life is what is at stake.

The militant Muslims will deliver small nuclear biological or chemical weapons of mass destruction anywhere in the world. These people are the Nazis of today. The United States of America is the only nation ready to take them on and on their turf. Yes, we don’t want to fight these modern-day Nazis on our soil. And yes, the cost of war is high and lots of Americans can die.

Remember all wars are fought about ideas. Ideas about what society should be like. The most determined, the most ruthless always win. Pacifists always lose, because anti-pacifists kill them. Are you on the side of your own worst enemy? Peace activists always demonstrate here in America, where it is safe.

Get on God’s side, he always wins.

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