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Wonder Boy said:
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Jim Jackson said:
I'm wholly unconvinced that one can or should compare postWWII German and European reconstruction to the war in Iraq and its reconstruction. Your whole comparison starts off with two "ifs."



Well, goody for you.


It is a comparison of one U.S. occupation with another. I might add that there were cries of inevitable failure in Germany and Japan in the U.S. media during those reconstructions as well. Including a LIFE magazine cover story in 1946, with the cover headline: "Are We Losing the Peace in Germany?"

And regardless of the comparison, it is liberal divisiveness and constant calls for withdrawal that manifests wavering commitment to the Iraqi people, emboldens and prolongs resistance, and thus endangers the troops on the ground.

The same troops liberals posture and allege to support.



The structure of the peace in Europe had been decided by the major parties both at Bretton Woods and Iran before the end of the fighting. The USA would step up to it's position as hegemone of the world west of the Elbe River and oversee the peace. The other players were in no position to argue about it so they signed on. Apparently Henry Luce didn't get the memo. The notion of liberal media had yet to be invented and no one considered Luce liberal about anything.

Most of the constitution concerns itself with the structure and function of the mechanics of government. The Bill of Rights, however, grants all Americans, liberal or conservative, the press or blogger, the right to express their opinion.

We all support the troops. We all pay the taxes that have made this war possible as will our children. Wars aren't lost by dissension at home. They are lost by the politicians and commanders in charge of the troops. The leaders are constrained by the people's intolerance of casualties and lack of enthusiasm for imperialist policies.