Alan W. Dowd

About the author: Alan W. Dowd is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in World & I, Policy Review, the Washington Times, and other publications.

Just as it took the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II to awaken the United States to the dangers of totalitarianism, it took the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for America to truly realize the dangers of global terrorism. But the war on terrorism is more akin to the Cold War than to World War II. As President George W. Bush has repeatedly emphasized, America's war on terrorism will not consist of a single victory, but rather a long series of victories. For America to eliminate global terrorism, it must commit to an extended and costly fight...