Retreat, Hell!

A must read from Robert Stacy McCain, co-author of the book Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party.

AMERICANS TODAY SELDOM RECALL the history of World War I, but it was in that conflict that U.S. "doughboys" proved themselves equal to any soldiers in the world -- and established an enduring reputation for toughness.

Today, many Americans agree with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the war in Iraq is already lost, and that U.S. troops are "accomplishing nothing" by their presence there. As conclusive proof of the war's hopelessness, they cite the more than 3,600 U.S. combat deaths over the past four years. It isn't hard to imagine what the American troops who brought victory to the Allies in 1918 would think of such defeatism.

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