Thomas Sowell


A similar situation faced General David Petraeus, who was appointed to lead a troop "surge" in Iraq, where things had gotten so out of control that virtually no one believed he could succeed. Moreover, even when he did succeed, most of the media refused to believe it, until the facts about declining fatalities and a rising Iraqi economy made his success impossible to continue denying.

It is worth noting that those who made all-out political attacks on General Petraeus during the "surge" included Senators who are now the President of the United States, the Vice President, the Secretary of State and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. All this is covered in "The Savior Generals."


It was only after General Sherman's unconventional, daring-- and successful-- march through Georgia, splitting the South in half, that Lincoln was reelected, surprising everyone including Lincoln.


Thomas Sowell


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