(Posted by John.)
It's one thing to read a sentence like this about a war in the past, say from a history textbook:
While the military finds success in a virtually unbroken line oftactical achievements, intelligence officials worry about a loomingstrategic failure.
But when it's written today, about an ongoing war, you've really got to wonder why anybody bothers writing history books, since it's clear that nobody reads the damn things anymore. Except maybe Kevin Drum. Moreover, maybe it's worth repeating once more that war isn't something that you can half-win.
