Boot has a great book on America's "little" wars. Having met Hanson, though, and read everything he has, I tend to agree with him.
I'm going to read these exchanges today. Thanks for your work (and everyone else) on The Citizen's Report on Iraq.
Thanks for posting this article, Valin.
The Savage Wars of Peace is a must read, IM(not so)HO. It was an eye opener for me, I look forward to his latests.
I have enjoyed most everything (1 or 2 articles out of 30-40 left me puzzled) that I have read by VDH. I have not read more than 10-15 articles by Boot. I do not consider myself to be well versed on either of these great writers.
Round I definitely goes to Hanson. He spells out the political/military dynamics more clearly. I like Boot's context at the end of the article. It balances his pessimistic view.
VDH provides great context in his Round IV summary. Great discussion between 2 great writers, historians, thinkers. I remain optimistic that Iraq's finest are learning from America's finest. BTTT!