Barely six weeks after one of the most evil terrorist attacks in human history the knee-jerk anti-Americans, the pacifists, and the compulsive dissenters, are already coming out of the woodwork to preach self-loathing. Some of my colleagues in the trade union movement, some media commentators, and some backbench MPs never seem to miss a chance to do down Britain.
They have already decided that our attempts to stop Bin Laden carrying out murder and destruction are morally wrong.
“Stop the War” they say. Well I have to come clean about something. I am against the war too. So are Blair and Bush, the British and American armed forces, and the thousands in the twin towers who had war inflicted upon them.
Against the war just as the Poles were against the war in 1939, and the Kuwaities were against the war in 1991. But just like the Poles didn't start the war in 1939, nor did Blair and Bush start this one. Bin Laden did, and he wants to continue it. Unless he is stopped. That's a fact. And it's a rather obvious fact that some people have forgotten.
In the world today there are sometimes occasions when the difference between right and wrong is clear-cut. This is one of them.
It was wrong of the terrorists to murder thousands of innocent people.
It is right for Bush and Blair to try to stop it happening again.
The Al-Qa'ida terrorist network is committed to murdering innocent people until they destroy the western society they despise. While that remains the case we have no alternative but to defend ourselves.
There are some who believe that we should reason with Bin Laden. But you cannot reason with a man whose sole aim is to destroy your entire way of life.
There are some who say we should tackle the poverty in Afghanistan. We should. But Bin Laden is a multi-millionaire. One who spends his money not on life but on death. Bin Laden wants a world where education for women is banned. He didn't attack the United States because of his hatred of poverty but because of his hatred of human rights and freedom.
If Britain's Bin Laden apologists want to go to Afghanistan and march up and down chanting “Stop the War” they can be my guest. Something tells me that they won't. For a start they could be thrown in jail just for using the English language.
There are some who believe that the military action will not work. No-one is saying it will be easy, but our troops are the best in the world. These people are the same doubters that said military action in Serbia would never bring Milosevic and his murderous regime to justice.
Military action should never be taken lightly. I know that the responsibility for it will be something that preys constantly on the mind of Tony Blair. But it is the responsibility of leaders to take tough decisions. If anyone is best placed to take those decisions it is the Prime Minister, with access to all the intelligence and advice available.
There are times when there is no option but to fight. In a perfect world we could all be anti-war. But the existence of people like Bin Laden means we can't. If we don't fight terrorism more people will suffer and die at his hands. People have a choice. They can either continue to live in a free democracy or they can live in fear for the rest of their lives.
Just as it was impossible to defeat Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, and Slobodan Milosevic without fierce fighting that killed some civilians, so it will be impossible to fight this war without casualties.
It's not nice. But the alternative is far worse.