I can't read these Medal of Honor citations without being moved.
Opportunity cost dictates that the Anzio operation contributed to the Allied victory.
As noted, every soldier moved to counter it was one less we had to fight elsewhere--after a while it seems a zero sum.
The victory was the affirmation of Americans' willingness to roll up their sleeves and do what had to be done.
Could Dan Rather or Peter Jennings allow ration stamps to be issued without claiming it was a Bush move to benefit the wealthiest?
That pair may find nothing untoward in Mohammad Atta's meeting with Saddam's agents--or Osama's meetings with the later head of Iraqi security.
They may find no problemo with Uday Hussein's trip to Pyongyang.
I eschew the Kool-Aid.
Godspeed swift victory and safe return to the finest fighting force on earth.
Saddam, this radio-controlled rocket bomb's for you.