THE TEMPLATES OF WAR

From The Rush Limbaugh Show Monday comes the notion that when it comes to winning a war against America's enemies, the wrong template is being applied by the mainstream media and liberals.
The winning template is that of World War II. America won that war in a decisive manner. The full arsenal of weapons was employed, including nuclear weapons. The war was won by military members described by author and newsman Tom Brokaw as America's Greatest Generation. Not only were war prisoners placed in confinement, but the Roosevelt administration even interned Japanese-American civilians. Casualties at times were horrendous, with 7,000 deaths in the invasion of Iwo Jima alone. On the home front, civilians were united in the war effort. Tolerance of the enemy was unknown.
Today the template is that of war in Vietnam. This is the war embraced eagerly by all those liberal war protesters and draft card and flag burners who have now advanced in age and are now running the media. Using this template, America cannot win a war. America is the aggressor. America tolerates the killing of innocent civilians. America tortures and abuses prisoners. American military casualties are seen as nothing more than evidence of lives sacrificed in vain by heartless politicians, namely Republicans.
So it comes as no surprise that using the Vietnam template, America's efforts in the War on Terrorism are now being attacked by the liberal media. Once more America cannot win. America is the aggressor. American troops kill innocent civilians. American personnel torture and mistreat war prisoners.
In short, using the Vietnam template, everything done by America is wrong and our enemies are the real victims.
All this after 9/11. All this after the horror witnessed in New York and Washington and Pennsylvania that dreadful morning. But to the Vietnam War liberals it is better to support anyone and anything that will make America's war effort fit their beloved Vietnam War template. Anything that works against George W. Bush and his use of the military to defend America's interests is viewed as proper. Anything that fouls up the war effort is embraced as noble.
A future Tom Brokaw may have to write a future book about this being America's Worst Generation.