Thomas Sowell: “In all my 84 years, I cannot recall a time when most Americans wanted war. That is something we should be proud of. But wars are not always optional. … No one has promoted the dangerous notion that war is optional more than Barack Obama. He declared peace in Iraq when he pulled American troops out, and he declared victory over Al Qaeda because his administration had killed bin Laden (with an assist from the Navy SEALS). But all this make-believe has come back to haunt him, as make-believe often does. Make no mistake about it, make-believe wins elections – and winning elections is Obama’s thing. The big problem is that the things that win elections are not the things that win wars. … Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis said: ‘No war is over until the enemy says it’s over. We may think it’s over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.’”