Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Max Boot on Haditha

SWNID has hesitated to offer a judgment on the alleged atrocities in Haditha. Now we don't need to, as the superbly named Max Boot has done better with the subject than we could have done on even our best days.

Boot, his history degree well-employed, points out that (a) all anti-insurgencies have had atrocities; (b) these have not been as decisive as other matters in the outcome of the wars in question. What matters is winning.

In sum, Boot concludes:

Victory diminishes the significance of war crimes; defeat magnifies them into defining events.

1 comment:

Guy named Courtney said...

It has just been announced that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed. I feel like going out and dancing in the street with a bunch of other strangers. Sadly this is an election year so this will be pushed aside in a couple of days.