Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England warned that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are just the first campaigns in a long war against international terrorism and "we must remain as committed to our cause as our adversaries are to theirs.
"This is not a war of our choosing. This is not a war we can ignore. This is not a war that will end if we walk away from the battlefield," England told the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition luncheon audience March 19.
Prevailing in that war will require "strong, steady and committed leadership, a strong military and an even stronger sea service team," he said.
