Houston, we have a problem

Posted on June 6, 2007 | Comments Off on Houston, we have a problem

Military historian Victor Davis Hanson disquietingly concludes of Iraq that "…the narrative of the war is still the IED, not the purple finger," and makes another, so-far futile, call for more presidential persuasion on the fight for "…nothing less than the future of the Middle East." You know, the place where the oil comes from.

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0 responses to “Houston, we have a problem”

  1. Alan Sullivan's avatar Alan Sullivan | June 6, 2007 at 12:43 pm |

    I saw that too. I despair of the word “narrative” when even VDH is using it this way.
    As for the war, there is no winning or losing, really. It’s a draw. All sides are bloodied. And it won’t be over when people think it’s over.

  2. Alan Sullivan's avatar Alan Sullivan | June 6, 2007 at 12:43 pm |

    I saw that too. I despair of the word “narrative” when even VDH is using it this way.
    As for the war, there is no winning or losing, really. It’s a draw. All sides are bloodied. And it won’t be over when people think it’s over.

  3. Unknown's avatar Dick Stanley | June 6, 2007 at 6:51 pm |

    You should try VDH’s book “Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power” which I’ve just finished. Narratives, imposed by free institutions like the modern news media, have been the rule in Western warfare since ancient Greece. But he does seem to be getting less optimistic about the campaign in Iraq.

  4. Unknown's avatar Dick Stanley | June 6, 2007 at 6:51 pm |

    You should try VDH’s book “Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power” which I’ve just finished. Narratives, imposed by free institutions like the modern news media, have been the rule in Western warfare since ancient Greece. But he does seem to be getting less optimistic about the campaign in Iraq.