WHOA THERE, MICKEY

The Mickster claims I have reversed myself on the are-there-enough-troops question. Nuh-huh. It seems clear to me that Mickey lost Round One of this debate. There clearly were enough troops to win the war. It’s a separate question whether we now have sufficient troops to keep the peace. Two different issues. Two different views. Are they related? Somewhat. But we’ve had almost a month to get more troops in place – plenty of time. My criticism is directed at the post-war order, not the war-plan.