How a revolution saved an empire

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/05/opinion/05rose.html?ei=5087%0A&em=&en=c03828d87f706ff8&ex=1183867200&pagewanted=print

This article, from today's New York Times and written by a retired British military officer, seems to offer a fresh perspective into the war in Iraq and, possibly, into the future of LANL.

It's bottom line is admit which battles are lost and refocus your efforts into the battles that are winnable. The author claims that Britain's willingness to admit that it lost the battle in the Colonies, learn from its loss, and move on is what allowed Britain to become the British Empire.