Victory, Win or Whatever?

Websters define victory as "the winning of a battle, struggle or contest; success in defeating an enemy or an opponent."

During this "War on Terror" the definition of "Victory" has been distorted so much that I'm afraid my school-aged kids will not know the true meaning of winning. The bar has been constantly lowered to define a "WIN". One minute our dear Presdient is landing on an aircraft carrier which has a big banner that states "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!" ....the next minute he is stating that the "SURGE" is working.

Today, as I was perusing the various blogs that I read on a daily basis, I came across the email that was sent to the John McCain camp whereas the NY Times rejected his Op-Ed, which was a response to an Op-Ed by Barack Obama. I think the author of this email really laid it out to McBush, oh I mean McCain regarding his being specific about 'what is a win". Ok, enough of me....you can read it for yourself.


Dear Mr. Goldfarb,
Thank you for sending me Senator McCain's essay. I'd be very eager to publish the Senator on the Op-Ed page. However, I'm not going to be able to accept this piece as currently written. I'd be pleased, though, to look at another draft. Let me suggest an approach. The Obama piece worked for me because it offered new information (it appeared before his speech); while Senator Obama discussed Senator McCain, he also went into detail about his own plans. It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece. To that end, the article would have to articulate, in concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in Iraq. It would also have to lay out a clear plan for achieving victory — with troops levels, timetables and measures for compelling the Iraqis to cooperate. And it would need to describe the Senator's Afghanistan strategy, spelling out how it meshes with his Iraq plan.

I am going to be out of the office next week. If you decide to re-work thedraft, please be in touch with (Redacted)
Again, thank you for taking the time to send me the Senator's draft. I really hope we can find a way to bring this to a happy resolution.


Sincerely,

David Shipley

Perhaps McCain will let us know what he means by "He can win this war".

Stay tuned!