The Imperator Reports:Let the Blood Flow On
September 11, 2007
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General David H. Petraeus has taken time off from his busy schedule as a public relations flack for the White House to give Congress his long-awaited “progress report” on the major escalation of the war that George W. Bush ordered last January. As the Washington Post relates, he was crowned by both Democrats and Republicans with metaphorical laurel wreaths, like unto a conquering Roman general of old — which was somewhat strange, given that most Roman imperators received
Below is the column I wrote the day after the attacks on September 11, 2001; it was published in the Moscow Times two days later. There’s been a lot of water — and blood — under bridge since then, a lot of new facts, and many new questions; but I think most of the piece still holds true, especially this line: “Blood will have blood; that’s certain. But blood will not end it. For murder is fertile: it breeds more death, like a spider laden with a thousand 
You’ve probably already heard this, but 
Army Doctor: