America Should Stand Against Israel Against Terrorism

We all remember September 11, 2001. Most of us will never forget where we were when we heard about the 18 terrorists who flew planes into the two World Trade Center Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania—killing almost 3,000 people. We will never forget the horrifying images of planes crashing into the Twin Towers. Certainly family members of the victims will never forget the day.

No doubt that day changed America's history. We will forever be on guard against future incidents. Would you like to live in a country, however, that has been a victim of countless terrorist incidents since its very founding? Would you feel at peace knowing that any day someone you love might be killed in such an incident or that you might be killed? Israel has known what it is like to be the victim of terrorism, sometimes on a daily basis, for a lot longer than the United States of America—and the terrorism has been so strong that country's very survival has been at stake.

While America has had a long history of being Israel's strongest ally, nevertheless since the war in Iraq President Bush has made comments about Israel showing restraint when attacked by terrorists, and those comments are wrong. I may generally support President Bush and his policies, but Israel has as much right to defend itself as does America.