On a serious note...

"We make war that we may live in peace."
-Aristotle

"Let him who desires peace prepare for war."
-Vegetius

"We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
-George Orwell

"The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten."
-Calvin Coolidge

"In war there is no substitute for victory."
-General Douglas MacArthur

For too long now I have stood by and allowed others to speak their minds, to revile and disparage against the leadership of this country, the war we are engaged in in the Middle East, and the military. That is their right as citizens of the United States, a right that I defend day in and day out as a member of the very same military they tear down at every opportunity.

For those out there who believe that we are just some massive war machine, warmongers bent on destruction and chaos, let me say one thing: You will never find more people wishing for peace in this world than in the military community!

War is an ugly business. But there are forces in this world that drive our human societies to engage in it nonetheless. War has existed for the whole of written history, and it existed long before. If you are of a religious belief, the book of Revelation speaks of War in Heaven, between the forces of God and those of Lucifer, who became the Devil.

Do I wish for peace? Absolutely! Everyday I pray for the end to hostilities and the safe return of our troops to their homes. Do I wish to see our forces 'cut and run'? No! It may take more time than we would like, and there will be casualties, but there will be no peace by us turning tail and giving free reign to those who seek to terrorize, brutalize and advocate anarchy.

Those we are fighting want nothing more than the utter destruction of all things in the Western World. They are willing to kill every American, and they don't care if you were for or against the war. So go ahead and continue to rally and raise your voices against the war, and against those who stand between you and the destructive forces of terror. We will continue to protect you, and your rights... to the last full measure!

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stewart Mill