Cullen Murphy relinquished his prestigious role as Editor of the Atlantic Monthly when the new owner decided to move operations from Boston to Washington. In his new role as Editor-at-Large for Vanity Fair, he has had time to address more complex questions.
His concerns about our involvement in Iraq are portrayed within the historical setting of Rome's invasion of Germany. As noted in an lengthy excerpt in the Boston Globe , Rome's assumption that its power was indomitable was compounded by ignorance of the Germans. The result was a colossal defeat of three Roman Legions with serious consequences for the government.
The linkage to the present situation in Iraq is obvious.
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