Great post by Andrew Sullivan. It's very important that we recognize that 1938 was a singular moment in world history. There has never been another Munich. On the other hand, we have witnessed numerous cases of a large, heavily armored conventional power haphazardly engaging in a "small war"--and often losing. Perhaps pundits and politicians might deign it necessary to internalize the lessons of Algiers, Saigon, and Baghdad, rather than Munich.
"It's very important that we recognize that 1938 was a singular moment in world history."
Division of Poland anyone?
Happened four times, only the fourth started a war.
Posted by: Sven Ortmann | June 15, 2008 at 04:29 PM