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An Unequal War.(Letter to the Editor)
Our May 19 profile of Tommy Franks incited readers to protest: calling it a "hagiography," one warned against "assuming that all our battles will be as easy [as this war]." Another, listing Iraq's handicaps, concluded, "Even a hopelessly incompetent general would have won such an unequal war."
A 'Victor's Disease'?
It is apparent from your hagiography of Tommy Franks that Donald Rumsfeld and his inner circle are in danger of falling prey to the "victor's disease": we've had an easy victory, so we assume that all our future battles will be just as easy ("The Education of Tommy Franks," May 19). Yes, General Franks accomplished the mission he was ...
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