How to Sell a War: First, Start to Win
By GRAHAM BOWLEY Published: October 10, 2009
As President Obama recalculates how to fight in Afghanistan, he might bear this in mind: The public has held up an hourglass before every recent wartime president so he can measure its patience. There is only one sure way to stop the sand from running out: Deliver victory, or at least show clear progress toward it.
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