Posted By Russ Emerson on November 24, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I had my reasons — good ones — for leaving California in 2000. I never, however, put my thoughts together as concisely as this:
California is now a valuable touchstone to the country, a warning of what not to do. Rarely has a single generation inherited so much natural wealth and bounty from the investment and hard work of those more noble now resting in our cemeteries — and squandered that gift within a generation.
Victor Davis Hanson, Ten Random, Politically Incorrect Thoughts.
(Via Reynolds.)
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Posted By Russ Emerson on November 22, 2008 at 2:27 pm
By every measure, The United States and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all enemies in Iraq, pacified the country, deposed the previous regime, successfully helped to establish a new functioning democratic government, and suppressed any lingering insurgencies. The war has come to an end. And we won.
What more indication do you need? An announcement from the outgoing Bush administration? It’s not gonna happen. An announcement from the incoming Obama administration? That’s really not gonna happen. A declaration of victory by the media? Please. Don’t make me laugh. A concession of surrender by what few remaining insurgents remain in hiding? Forget about it.
The moment has come to acknowledge the obvious. To overtly declare a fact that has already been true for quite some time now. Let me repeat:
WE WON THE WAR IN IRAQ.
The Iraq War is over. We won.
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