lessons

Hawks, for years, have claimed that politicians lost the Vietnam war. If only the generals had been given total control on the ground to wage the offensives that were needed to wipe Charlie off the map....

Now, thanks to this summation of recent revelations (a la William Saletan), we finally know that no matter how much we believe in George Bush's philosophy of democratic beaconism, his bungling, stiff-necked leadership has let us down--hopefully not for good.

Reason to vote for Kerry? Maybe. But then, as the Swift Boat vets will tell you, this election is about whom to vote against.