Our Flag - Long may it wave !

" A thoughtful mind , when it sees a nation's flag , sees not the flag only , but the nation itself ; and whatever may be its symbols , its insignia , he reads chiefly in the flag the government , the principles , the truths , and the history which belongs to the nation that sets it forth . "
Henry Ward Beecher

This is a sentiment to hold deep in our hearts , not only toward our own flag , but to all flags of nations of the world .
It is too bad that we are engaged in a war with a nationless enemy . Perhaps this is one reason that we have Americans that do not support our war on terror . Perhaps if the enemy had a nation and a flag , these non-supporters could find reason to identify with our struggle and support America and her allies .
If Beecher is correct , the flag of our enemy would reflect the depths of enmity the radical Islamist hold for us , and the enormity of their often stated goal of destroying us along with all of western society and culture .