Michael O’Hanlon, whose war cheerleading helped lay the foundation for our current successes in Iraq, and who then allowed himself to be presented as a “war critic” in a 2007 article he co-authored stating that we’re making progress, responding to news that black enlistment in the military has plummeted since 2000:

“African-Americans have been such a key part of the modern military. There’s obviously been a degree where the black community in the United States has seen [military service] as culturally valuable and promoted it. That whole culture and value system is at risk in the black community. That is a big, big change. To me, it portends the possibility of a longer-term loss of interest. It can be tough to get it back.”

Mr. O’Hanlon went on to explain that he’d spent the weekend watching re-runs of the Jeffersons, the Cosby Show, and the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in an attempt to discern what had changed. “I feel like Carlton would have considered enlisting,” he said. Asked later whether any of his comments might have evinced anti-troop bias, O’Hanlon became defensive. “That’s ridiculous!” he yelled. “Some of my best friends are dead people!”

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