June 2007 saw a dramatic turnaround in our military fortunes, with the insurgents in headlong retreat in Anbar, Baghdad, and Diayala. But al Qaeda continued to dominate its chosen battlefield: America's living rooms. ...
But in the flush of battlefield success, public perception of American military progress continued its calamitous decline. According to Pew Research, the percentage of Americans who opine that America's military operations are "going well" slid from 38% in May '07 to 34% in June; those who believe our military operations are "not going well" increased from 57% of respondents to 61%.
Yes, despite our victories, our enemies are simulating victory:
Our enemies achieve this with fake accounts for the press to broadcast here even as they are descending the escalation ladder of violence as a result of our victories over them. I think much of the 4th generational war stuff in the TCS piece is just flavor-of-the-month nonsense, but the simulated victory described is very real.
We are seeing the war of press releases. A way of fighting that isn't as silly as it seems given our leadership class that is eager to be chased off and is only looking for an excuse to run.
It's not "war." It is a Pageant.
It is real because our Left prepares to surrender to nearly non-existent enemies. And they're proud of it, too.
