Today Obama fervently argued that Operation Enduring Freedom – Iraq has been a waste. How does that feel, that sense of discarding so much blood, treasure, every last measure?

My Dad came home from Korea and the local from WWII would tell him “Aww, that was nothin’, kid.” Even worse, Vietnam vets were openly reviled when they got home.

Hail Noble OEF vets – your next President welcomes you home with his judgement of the Iraq War: It … “diminishes our security, our standing in the world, our military, our economy and the resources that we need to confront the challenges of the 21st century.”

He says Iraq was a distraction, not central to our strategic interests. IFF the global economy ran on heroin instead of oil, Afghanistan would rank closely to Iraq among our strategic interests.

When I hear the Obama audience (NYT incl.) cheer this drivel, I can’t help thinking of George Carlin: “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”