Obama vs. Osama

by David Silverberg http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/6905/151/
The fight for the moral high ground takes a new turn. On Jan. 20, 2009, Bin Laden finally met his match when the United States put forward a leader with even greater moral authority and a vision far more promising than jihad's bleak, unending struggle. In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama retook the moral high ground for the United States with a vision that was not only inspiring and inclusive for Americans but for all the people of the world. It will go down as one of the great addresses in American history.

He reached out directly to Bin Laden's audience, saying: "To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect." But at the same time he made clear that the fight will continue to be waged: "We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."