Victor Davis Hanson: Mr. Lincoln Gives a Press Conference – September 1, 1864

VDH ^ | April 28, 2004 | Victor Davis Hanson

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Some thoughts to keep in mind as we surround Fallujah

Mr. Lincoln, you promised victory over our enemies, but as the recent attack on our capital itself by General Early proves, isn’t it more accurate to say you cannot even protect us from assault in our own homes? Can you right now guarantee that we will not see another surprise attack on Washington?

Mr. President, we are now in the fourth year of what clearly has become a quagmire with no end in sight. Opposition to your conduct of the war is growing by the day. Do you attribute this present mess to your own failure to communicate?

Mr. Lincoln, will you please respond to charges that you used the attack on Fort Sumner as cover to wage a preplanned war to punish the South?

Mr. Lincoln, please. Almost every day now we hear of our soldiers being killed with little progress in either Virginia or Georgia. Can you tell us why General Sherman seems unwilling or unable to take Atlanta? And was it, in fact, a mistake to send General Sherman deep into the South, when the greater enemy, General Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia, are still undefeated in near sight of our capital? If we cannot pacify Virginia, why in God’s name are we in Georgia? Isn’t Sherman diverting attention from the real enemy near our capital?

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FYI

[Psycho_Bunny]

lol....VDH rocks.

[hole_n_one]

Surely there must be at least one question from an iquisitive reporter asking Mr. Lincoln if he's ever made a mistake and to apologize for allowing the Civil War to commence.

[mass55th]

Mr. President, will you please confirm the rumors that this war and the invasion of the South was planned primarily to provide monetary rewards to certain members of your cabinet who have investments in companies that will be used in reconstruction?

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[Tolik]

Mr. President, Sir, do you not think it is high time now to apologize for this summer’s slaughter in Virginia, and the thousands of poor innocent boys who were butchered there due to the ignorance and incompetence of your generals, about whose shortcomings you most surely knew? Can we at least have from you an “I’m sorry” to all the kin of the poor dead?

....Isn’t it also true Mr. President, that in light of the recent draft riots and attrition in the field, we have too few troops at the front? Why are we not committing another 40,500 soldiers now to ensure that we never see again anything like these recent weeks of constant Confederate aggression?

....Now that this war clearly has failed to reunite the Union and that you, Sir, will not be reelected as President of the United States, can you at last admit where you were in error and to the mistakes that led us to our present defeat?

......What is it about you, Mr. Lincoln, that leads your opponents to such vitriol and invective, to such a degree that you appear as an ape in cartoons and a scoundrel and nave almost daily in public essays and opinion-pieces? And why do the Europeans especially seem to hate you, so much so that England threatens to intervene on the side of our enemies?

Now that it is clear that neither General Grant can take Richmond nor General Sherman Atlanta, have you thought of stopping the war and bringing our boys back home? When will you resign Mr. President?

Gentlemen of the Press. I have ordered General Sherman to take Atlanta. And when he succeeds, I think all your questions shall be answered.

Victor Davis Hanson moral clarity huge BUMP  

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If you want to bookmark his articles discussed at FR: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/k-victordavishanson/browse

His NRO archive: http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson-archive.asp

His blog: http://victorhanson.com/index.html     BIO: http://victorhanson.com/Author/index.html

Yes, he is listened by the Bush Administration; they like him maybe as much as we do: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085464/posts?page=6#6

[Tolik]

It is hilarious. Thanks for the ping.

VDH BTTT!

[CatoRenasci]

The sad thing is that, except for the modern phrasing, VDH captures the mood of the Copperhead Democratic press in the North perfectly. Lincoln was being sniped at by McClellan and the Democrats as much as Bush is. And the Democrats almost visceral hatred of Lincoln, couched the more formal and polite language of the day, was just as intense as the Democrats hatred of President Bush.

[MEG33]

It is great to read Hanson in the morning!

[EllaMinnow]

Ever since Kerry emerged as the presumptive nominee, I've seen this election as a replay of Lincoln v McClellan.

[CatoRenasci]

Except McClellan was more militarily competent than Kerry. He excelled at organization and training, and at inspiring his troops: the Army of the Potomac was probably the best organized and trained of the Union armies. That was McClellan's work after McDowell's disaster at Bull Run. McClellan was ambitious politically, and cautious to a fault as a general. A fair part of his problem was his consistent overestimation of Lee's strength. When he actually had to fight a battle (as opposed to maneuver warfare), he was not incompetent. He mauled Lee at Malvern Hill, although like most I attribute that victory to Henry Hunt, McClellan's (and all of his successors') Chief of Artillery.

[Capriole]

Your analyses of historical issues are as fascinating as Hanson's. Let me know if you ever get a divorce.

[CatoRenasci]

my blushes.

[Valin]

Like all good satire it's not THAT far from the truth of what the papers were saying at the time.

[Valin]

Victor Davis Hanson will be the guest on Hugh Hewitts Talk show on Memorial day, for the whole 3 hours. Subject "The History of War.
Consult your local station.


Should be good.

[metesky]

Great!

[TEXOKIE]

Which channel will it be on? The Fox news channel? CSPAN? If it is on Fox, I will not be able to see it. I'm out here in the toolies and our cable company doesnt offer it to us.

If you watch it and choose to post a thread on it, will you ping me so I can learn about what he says?

[Tolik]

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