Why does Israel have its act together on support for its actions against terrorists, but we Americans can’t seem to agree that there even is a war?

A recent poll shows nearly 90 percent of Israeli’s support the military action against Islamic terrorists.  That’s pretty remarkable in a country deeply divided by political ideology. Even that country’s leftist leaders are applauding the Israeli Defense Force’s actions against Hezbollah and Hamas.

Meanwhile, some Democrat members of Congress call for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops. Others are calling for impeachment of the President for using everything at his disposal to stop terrorist attacks in the U.S. And we can’t forget the leftie blogosphere, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia) and film maker Michael Moore, who actually accuse our President of either allowing or even plotting the 9-1-1 attacks.

To make things even worse, Bush haters in the media do everything they can to undermine success in Iraq by publishing classified secrets vital to national security and emphasize the negative while ignoring real progress in Iraq. Biased news coverage is instrumental in eroding public support of the Global War on Terror. No wonder public support for the war is well under 50 percent.

We never would have won World War II if President Roosevelt had to deal with the same kind of attacks from Congress and the media that President Bush faces every minute of every day. What if the media had exposed the fact that the U.S. had broken Germany’s Enigma code? What if the media had emphasized the tens of thousands of Americans killed in the D-Day invasion? What if the media had ignored atrocities by the Japanese and Germans while exposing allegations of mistreatment at U.S. Prisoner of War camps? What if Republican members of Congress had called for impeachment of President Roosevelt for using the tools of the Executive Branch to fight the war? I contend that if those things had happened, we'd the official language of Europe and even the U.S. would be German, and most, if not all, of the world's Jews would be dead.

Israeli citizens, are very much aware that they are fighting for the very survival of the nation. That’s why they have united behind their government’s actions. It’s time for President Bush’s rational political and ideological opponents to make the same realization and present a united front in the Global War on Terror. Unfortunately, it probably won't happen barring another 911 type of attack on the U.S. But our lives and very existence as a free nation depend on it.