[T]his victory -- or, if you must, "the end of the war with Iraqi and U.S. forces firmly in control" -- is a major setback for those who worked tirelessly for defeat. At every opportunity, the defeatists employed or extended tactics that had ultimately "succeeded" in bringing about the fall of South Vietnam and Cambodia’s killing fields -- but which also led to Carter-era weakness, which finally caused enough disgusted Americans to elect Ronald Reagan.Agreed.
But this time, they didn’t work. The U.S. has achieved a military victory in a long war against a persistent enemy. What’s more, unlike Vietnam -- which was a military victory; Vietnam was lost when our military wasn’t there -- this victory is being handed over to a successor administration of the other party.
The defeated defeatists include many senators, congressmen, and elitists in Washington. They include Harry Reid, who said, I believe . . . that this war is lost," in April 2007. They include many members of the incoming administration, up to the president-elect himself. Though the defeatists are in control, they know full well that if they allow Iraq to go the way of Vietnam, this time they will get the blame -- and the blowback.
(via Instapundit)
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