The importance of victory

U.S. troops are in Afghanistan because Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed planned the 9/11 attacks in that country and were harbored by the Taliban. Today, as another threatening audio message from the world's most wanted fugitive is released, we are reminded of victory's importance.

The propaganda tape from bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan or Pakistan, said America will pay if Mohammed is executed for crimes against humanity.

"Your master in the White House is following his predecessor in many important issues, like escalating the war in Afghanistan and unfairly treating our prisoners, led by the hero jihadi Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," the terrorist leader said.

Bin Laden also said that al Qaeda will execute any American prisoner it captures if the 9/11 mastermind is put to death. While this is of tremendous concern to military families, especially loved ones of missing Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl , the truth is that this threat is nothing new. Mohammed is believed to have personally carried out the brutal murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, proving once again that al Qaeda will butcher innocent civilians to advance its ideology of hate.

America and the world continues to wait for the day Osama bin Laden is captured or killed. The national media should be consistently focusing on that goal and the enormous sacrifices being made to attain it, instead of the marital troubles of Sandra Bullock or Tiger Woods.