QOTD
"To be frank about it, given the talents of Gen. Petraeus and the talent that he had around him on his own staff, if I look back on it and am honest with myself, they would have accomplished all the same results if I had never gone to Iraq."
- General Jack Keane on "the surge"
Outstanding article on the Iraq war: Why the Surge Worked

Two things jump off the page:
  1. The Iraq surge is an exhibition of tremendous leadership in the face of negative public opinion and weasely Joint Chiefs by Keane, Patraeus, and primarily by W.
  2. You see this so often in military guys: extraordinary humility. I assume this is a byproduct of extraordinary strength and character.
You compare these words and actions to the current economic woes, and the reactions by McCain, Barry, Congress, etc. Well, there is no comparison.
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PS - Mini-burgers.

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