On the show two weeks ago, I shared again why I think the war against al Qaeda and Islamic supremacists is morally justifiable. Too few Americans realize what a very real and serious threat we are facing. Many of the callers reflected the view that we have acted inappropriately.

A new column in Forbes sums it up well. Check it out for yourself at http://www.forbes.com/columnists/forbes/2008/0505/027.html. Paul Johnson says what too few Americans are willing to say. President Bush has been an excellent leader. Plain and simple. Has he been perfect? Of course not. Has the war been flawlessly executed with perfect intelligence? Of course not.

But Bush has been brilliant in switching the battleground from AMerican turf to the "death-dealers' territory." We have suffered no more treachery on our own soil and among our own civilian population. There have been NO more terrorist attacks here while it is clear that such attacks remain a key goal of Islamic supremacists.

This tactic of switching the battleground means that the number of Muslim extremists who have been killed is probably in the hundreds of thousands. They have come from all over the world to fight there, and each of these was capable of inflicting serious damage and destruction on the West (whether in Europe or in America). Bush has saved countless lives and annihilation in the West.

Finally, Bush has stood firm and tall. In the face of withering criticism from many fronts, Bush has been steadfast, putting the long-term needs of freedom ahead of his own well-being or political reputation. That is what excellent, heroic leaders do.

I join Paul Johnson in giving thanks for President Bush's valor and pray that America will be blessed with a successor who is willing to stand with equal courage against the greatest threat we face as a people.