:: Netmarcos' Notes ::

:: Thursday, April 17, 2003 ::

Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit, brought this to my attention: Anatomy of the Three-Week War from Victor David Hanson over at NRO

...the energy of our soldiers arises from the ranks rather than is imposed from above. What, after all, is the world to make of Marines shooting their way into Baathist houses with Ray-Bans, or shaggy special forces who look like they are strolling in Greenwich Village with M-16s, or tankers with music blaring and logos like "Bad Moon Rising?" The troops look sometimes like cynical American teenagers but they fight and die like Leathernecks on Okinawa. The Arab street may put on shows of goose-stepping suicide bombers, noisy pajama-clad killers, and shrill, masked assassins, but in real battle against gum-chewing American adolescents with sunglasses these street toughs prove to be little more than toy soldiers.

Great analysis, good reading.

:: Mark 1:04 PM [+] ::
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