Last Of The Noble Romans

A Single Commander Can Make A Difference

Victor Davis Hanson tells it like it is again, in his great historical way. Enjoy:

The verdict on four years of fighting in Iraq hinges on the events of the next few months.

With the U.S. public and many politicians intensely skeptical that a changed military strategy can salvage the war, the U.S.’s new commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, must win them all over — and fast.