Interesting Bit

"Elite" Foces

So even though we're seeing a replay of the Iraq 'elite' story, we should keep in mind that you don't get to be 'elite' by standing up and getting shot. More importantly, you're not very 'secretive' if you give interviews to major American newspapers. Keep that in mind as we travel along this well-trod story arc.

If there's one lesson the U.S. military should have learned from the Iraqi misadventure, it's that you can belittle the enemy all you want because they don't fight the battle by your ground rules, but you end up sounding an awful lot like the Brits did when they complained about the American militia not lining up in a standing formation and fighting the good fight.

Funny how that turned out. Irony can be a cruel mistress.