June 20, 2004: America has a strange problem with Victory Disease, being unsure if it has the affliction and uncertain what the cure is if it does. Victory Disease is a common problem for nations after they have won a war, especially when they have had an overwhelming victory. This disease is characterized by arrogance, tendency to believe myths as to the underlying reasons for the victory, and a firm conviction that future wars should be fought the same way as the last one.
"Victory Disease is a common problem for nations after they have won a war, especially when they have had an overwhelming victory."
We need a little more victory disease and a lot less diplomatic compromise.
I am a graduate of the Naval War College. I think I have some idea what our forces can do if unleashed. Our boys are being killed in Iraq by timid leadership out of the State Dept, and our honorable desire to protect civilian life. If we wanted to destroy Iraq or any enemy, our forces could do so without much of a problem.