Filipino War’s Lessons For Iraq
(USA Today)…Michael Medved, July 22, 2008, Pg. 11
A century ago, success seemed unlikely in an unpopular war — that is, until the tide turned. Can the shift in the Philippines show the way forward today?
… For one thing, the United States lost 4,234 troops on Filipino battlefields — a close match to the raw number killed in Iraq.
.. In 1900, the inexperienced but charismatic "anti-imperialist" Democrat who challenged the war was 40-year-old William Jennings Bryan, "Boy Orator of the Platte."
… Like 2008, the nation’s leading celebrities decried the "senseless" bloodletting and focused on alleged U.S. atrocities.
… For the most part, America’s volunteer troops maintained high morale, resenting anti-war activists back home because they understood this agitation encouraged the enemy.
Nationally syndicated radio talk host Michael Medved is the author of the upcoming book The 10 Big Lies About America. He is a member of USA TODAY’s board of contributors.
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