Quote of the Day: VDH on Iraq

Victor Davis Hanson writes a typically-smart column in today's Opinion Journal, regarding the situation in Iraq vs. what the media tells us. Yet, even though the military likely hears the misconceptions presented in print and over the airways, it keeps making progress.

Here's the money quote:

Each time we are lectured that the looting, Abu Ghraib, the embalming of Uday and Qusay, the demeaning oral exam of Saddam, unarmored Humvees, inadequate body armor or the latest catastrophe has squandered our victory, the unimpressed U.S. military simply goes about what it does best--defeating the terrorists and training the Iraqi military to serve a democratic government. They stay focused in this long war, while our pundits prepare the next controversy.

Hanson's recent trip to Iraq brought about this excellent report, which is worth reading a few times to grasp the nuances that Hanson includes. Today's Opinion Journal entry just adds to the story.