Our fumbling government's response since Beirut - during both Republican and Democratic administrations - has been to cut and run, or to flat ignore this growing threat, apparently hoping it would go away.

Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.

Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.

That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.

The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous.

Our philosophy always teaches us that you can have intense activity, but inside, you have to have peace. The office has to reflect that.

Peace in the world is everybody's business, no matter where you live or what you do.

If I could cause world peace by taking someone out to lunch, I'd go, 'Well, war isn't that terrible.'