SUFFER THE CHILDREN

In amongst attempts to convince readers Iraq is Vietnam and Henry Kissinger should be listened to, Maureen Dowd perpetuates the soldiers-are-kids myth:

As we approach the 2,000 mark of coffins coming home that we're not allowed to see, it doesn't even look like a war. It looks like a lot of kids being blown to smithereens by an invisible enemy.

This soldiers-are-kids nonsense isn't really about the soldiers – go here for a casualty age breakdown – it's about scoring political points. Dumb bitch.