Sowell On Utter Ignorance

"Utter ignorance of history enables any war with any casualties to be depicted in the media as an unmitigated disaster.

Even after Nazi Germany surrendered at the end of World War II, die-hard Nazi guerrilla units terrorized and assassinated both German officials and German civilians who cooperated with Allied occupation authorities.

But nobody suggested that we abandon the country. Nobody was foolish enough to think that you could say in advance when you would pull out or that you should encourage your enemies by announcing a timetable.

There has never been the slightest doubt that we would begin pulling troops out of Iraq when it was feasible. Only time and circumstances can tell when that will be. And only irresponsible politicians and the media think otherwise."

And for once I can say that Sowell -- while still doing a wonderful job -- has missed the most amazing piece of ignorance of all. Doubling the peacetime military death rate. Yup. That's just got to be unsustainable all right. Gramsci is giggling and Orwell is spinning.