The comparison between Japan and the Islamofascist Terrorists is interesting. Both groups were radical fanatics who would rather die a certain death than retreat in the face of overwhelming odds. Both groups had cultures that were highly militarized, highly propagandized, and that glorified death in battle.
One one hand, however, Japan had leaders like Admiral Yamamoto who cautioned that Japan would lose a long war due to superior US industrial capacity. The IFTs, on the other hand, are represented by President Mahmoud who believes that it is his duty to introduce more chaos into the world in order hasten the return of the Shiite version of the Messiah, the Twelfth Imam.
Japan and Germany had to be utterly destroyed to be defeated. If we had attempted to preserve their infrastructure, we could have faced them again in 20-30 years, just as the Allies allowed Germany to surrender in 1918, then had to face a rearmed and stronger Germany in 1939. Similarly, Saddam's regime was preserved in 1991 and he had the audacity to claim victory in the Persian Gulf War. He would have rearmed and been worse than ever if he had been allowed to bribe our European allies in lifting sanctions.
With respect to the term "Islamofascist," dictionary.com defines "fascism" as
- A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
This describes the Islamic dictatorship much better than it does anything George Bush is associated with. OBL, Saddam, and President Mahmoud are the HITs (Hitlers-in-training), not George Bush. Furthermore, it is the HITs that are advocating the destruction of the Jews (sound familiar?) and waging war on innocent civilians. The US went out of its way to minimize civilian casualties to the extent that our restraint in the early days may be the cause of some of our problems now.
The big difference between Japan and the IFTs is that Japan was one nation. The IFTs are decentralized and, in many cases, hiding in countries that are ostensibly our allies. They are much harder to root out and destroy than, say, a couple of Japanese divisions on a small island.
This is especially true when you take the current political situation into account. The opposition party is more interested in politics as usual and regaining power than in victory and protecting the US. Their comments, trumpeted on the US newsmedia and the foreign press, give comfort and encouragement to the enemy. You may say that this is a bit harsh, but when is the last time that the Democrats offered anything constructive on the war? They have been much too busy comparing US troops to nazis and Saddam's thugs (always unfavorably).
And remember it was two Democrat administrations who are responsible for the majority of our problems today. Carter, who allowed the Ayatollah to come to power in Iran, and Clinton, who didn't take out OBL when he had the chance and who talked about regime change in Iraq, but never did anything about that either. Together the two of them gave us the North Korea nuclear program.
Yes I am and PROUD OF IT!! It will be people like you that are backtracking and saying we should have stayed longer or done something more when" heaven forbid" something bad happens here again!!
They can't be neutral! They HAVE to make a decision....yes/no! Plain and simple. There is no middle groud for their positions. Those are the very countries that if invaded, who will they come to first......any guesses....OH YEAH, the BIG COP on the block! The only time most of these countries come to us is for money, help, protection or lets see.....MONEY!! 
