https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/06/27/max-boot-versus-andrew-sullivan/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 05:42:43 -0400<![CDATA[The debate between Max Boot and Andrew Sullivan over America&#8217;s postwar relationship with Iraq really captures what the Times Online has asserted in a recent article: &#8220;the evidence is now overwhelming that on all fronts, despite inevitable losses from time to time, it is we who are advancing and the enemy who is in retreat. The current mood on both sides of the Atlantic, in fact, represents a kind of curious inversion of the great French soldier&#8217;s dictum: &#8216;Success against the Taleban. Enemy giving way in Iraq. Al-Qaeda on the run. Situation dire. Let&#8217;s retreat!&#8217; ”]]>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:20:29 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/06/27/max-boot-versus-andrew-sullivan-n185670