Today's History Lesson

Please read this article by Max Boot, text at the Volokh Conspiracy. For those who think Iraq is out of control, and we are losing the war, it's a good historical perspective. Two excellent books that explain what Lincoln went through in Civil War, and how close we were to losing it, can be found here and here.

Criticism of what's been done so far is a necessary part of democracy. But let's not lose perspective.