Peter Pace Nails It

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2007 – The nation’s top military advisers were “unanimous” in backing the recommendations made to the president by Army Gen. David H. Petraeus on the way forward in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
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“The dialogue right now in our country some people misunderstand for whether or not we can vote our way in or out of this war. That’s not the point,” Pace said. “The point is that we have an enemy who has declared they want to destroy and kill us, and as long as we have that enemy, we are in a war. So the dialogue is about where are we going to stand and fight.”

Pace said he is proud of the U.S. forces that have fought in Afghanistan and are fighting in Iraq.

“I’m proud of the fact that we stood and fought,” Pace said. “Did we make mistakes? Yes. But are we on the right path? Yes. Is providing additional freedom for Iraqis and Afghanis providing additional freedom for us here at home? You bet. The more free people in the world, the stronger our democracy is and the safer our democracy is.”

Nails it.