Tuesday, September 11, 2007
An email exchange about the Petraeus hearings
An email tonight from a good friend of mine who is both a veteran of the United States Army ("And yes, I suspect I am still reasonably competent with an M16 - qualified Expert six times in a row") and a graduate of a reasonably decent Ivy League university, regarding the recent treatment of General David Petraeus by the political left and its fellow travelers in the media:
This whole thing is just very frustrating. I feel bad for the guy.
Me:
Don't feel bad for him, feel bad for his critics. Although not a Marine, Petraeus is the kind of guy Ronald Reagan was talking about when he said:Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.
Win or lose in the capital, in a hundred years historians will still be writing about Petraeus' "surge" in Iraq. It is going to be a classic moment in the history of American "small wars." Nobody will remember MoveOn or any of the rest of the defeatist left, even if they win the next election.
1 Comments:
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Purple Avenger, at
Wed Sep 12, 06:53:00 PM:
David knew what he was getting into when he took this job. None of this is a surprise to him. Disappointing I'm sure, but not surprising.
