Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Spexx, has it escaped your notice that Democratic Administrations have not for decades actually seriously attempted to decisively win any wars? They are no less eager, on the record, to get into the shooting than Republican Administrations, but the record says that somehow they never believe in actually winning in such clashes. They're not in it to win.

The Republicans, by contrast, think it is a virtue for the forces of democracy to win wars, especially with antidemocratic forces. And antidemocrats are the only foes we've shot at since 1898. Look it up if you don't want to just believe me. I already understand this and why shouldn't you?

(And the Libertarians potentially could think this way, and still, I think, be Libertarians. They don't -- yet.)

The last Democratic President to win a war was Truman. The last Dem President to attempt it was Johnson. For God's sake, even that was two generations ago.