Finishing the fight
Israel is being urged to walk away from a war that isn’t finished. America is being asked to walk away from a war that isn’t finished (and this is a fact whether you believe she should be in Iraq or not). I can’t get out of my head an old Irving Berlin tune from his wartime show This is the Army. It’s called “This time/Dressed up to win“:
Twas not so long ago we sailed to meet the foe
And thought our fighting days were done
We thought ’twas over then, but now we’re in again
To win the war that wasn’t wonThis time, we will all make certain
That this time is the last timeThis time, we will not say “Curtain”
Till we ring it down in their own home townFor this time, we are out to finish
The job we started thenClean it up for all time this time
So we won’t have to do it againDressed up to win
We’re dressed up to win
Dressed up for victory
We are just beginning
And we won’t stop winning
Till the world is freeWe’ll fight to the finish this time
And we’ll never have to do it again