Victor Davis Hanson on Reality in Iraq

Professor Hanson offers a clear and lucid accounting of where we are, what has been accomplished and what yet is within our reach.

July 4, 2007
Our Enemy’s Attrition
Reasons to reexamine the Middle East’s negative prognosis.
by Victor Davis Hanson , National Review Online

The majority opinion is that the occupation in Iraq has been so bungled that the blowback has ruined American efforts at promoting positive change throughout the Middle East.

Perhaps. But for all the justifiable criticism of the Iraqi reconstruction, two truths still remain — the United States is taking an enormous toll on jihadists, and despite the terrible cost in blood and treasure, has not given up on a constitutional government in Iraq.

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