Worry about the Date Famine

John Rogers has something to say about Gen. Petraeus' new Irish-problem analogy.

What have we learned by following General Petraeus' illustrative path into the radiant garden of comprehension?

Well, first we may now understand why the Brits didn't lose their bottle after the 7/7 bombings and generally regarded us with scorn as we wept and gnashed our teeth in sympathy.

Second, at least now we know what we can look forward to. Knowledge is always our friend. Bet you never anticipated Bush's "South Korea" model for Iraq would be the good version, eh?