The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Bush Continues to Push His Credentials for War on Terror

The first lines of Bush's quoted comments bear out the misconception of what the "war" on terror means. Can it be won? I don't think that it will ever be won. It's better thought of as requiring everlasting vigilance. Look at the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty, they all require a ton of resources and even more work. The problem with "winning" is that there is no prize to be won, only silence