Because Cats Jump

America commemorates an act of treachery today, just as it does on December Seventh, when we mark the sneak attack by the Empire of Japan on Pearl Harbor. One of the most important lessons of September Eleventh, Two Thousand and One and also of that notorious December day in 1941, is that vigilance must never rest and defense and intelligence must always be national priorities. Another lesson is that fanatics despise our liberty and prosperity and are willing to die to attack us. Americans must remain alert to every threat, and Islamism is at the moment, the gravest menace to the security of our nation.