Mark Kennedy: “for our families and country to truly be secure, we must prevail in the war on terror. Iraq is a central front in that…”

“for our families and country to truly be secure, we must prevail in the war on terror. Iraq is a central front in that war. Mistakes have been made, but so have corrections. But the fundamental fact remains that John F. Kennedy's words have never been more true: ``If men and women are in chains anywhere in the world, then freedom is in endangered everywhere.'' Men and women in the chains of tyranny, without hope, provide the breeding grounds for terrorists that endanger America and the entire civilized world. Terrorism can only be defeated by bringing hope to harsh places. America has always found that the best way to make our families secure is to confront tyranny and expand the frontiers of freedom. That is our mission in Iraq. And with a democratically elected government and Iraqi troops increasingly taking over for our troops, we are on a path to success. Others offer a different path, a path that says get out now no matter what the commanders in the field say; get out now, whether or not milestones have been achieved; get out now, whether or not Iraq becomes a sanctuary for terrorists to regroup and attack America again; get out now no matter what signal that sends to Iran. Let me be clear. Cutting and running is one path, but it is the wrong path. The only path for security for our families is victory in the war on terror.…”