The Brits, Those Ideologues By DANIEL JOHNSON
The British Army has quite a tradition of glorious retreats, from Corunna in the Peninsular War against Napoleon's armies to the "miracle" of Dunkirk against Hitler's.
The retreat from Basra, all of which except for the airport has now been evacuated, has been bloodless — at least so far — and in Britain it has been hailed as a successful operation. People are so sickened by the barbarity of the terrorists that they prefer to forget the fact that wars are not won by retreats, however skilfully conducted, but by winning victories so decisive that the enemy loses heart.
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