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To: LindyBill who wrote (88800)4/1/2003 1:30:20 PM
From: paul_philp  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
The American Way of War
It’s not quite what we’ve been told.
nationalreview.com

3) The American media and its punditry follow a predictable wartime volatility — as Gulf War I, Serbia, Afghanistan, and the present conflict attest: day-one euphoria; followed by week two of dejection and recrimination; followed by days of false knowledge; culminating in mild “I told you sos” as peace seems nearer. Confidence in victory is never as strong as despair on rumors of quagmire. The stronger our military, the more likely grow the doubts of our elites.