Comments on: Pentagon Institute: War in Iraq a Debacle http://www.poligazette.com/2008/04/18/pentagon-institute-war-in-iraq-a-debacle/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:45:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michael van der Galien http://www.poligazette.com/2008/04/18/pentagon-institute-war-in-iraq-a-debacle/comment-page-1/#comment-42499 Michael van der Galien Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:23:34 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/04/18/pentagon-institute-war-in-iraq-a-debacle/#comment-42499 John I've updated the post - with my thoughts added to it. AS I see it, you're still being dishonest, or at least not telling your readers what they <em>should</em> know. You should have changed the very first sentence of your post. And the title. Not because it's snarky, but because the author is not speaking for the Pentagon. utsu: of course. We all make mistakes, and we all are subjective to one degree or another. But: what distinguishes honest from dishonest bloggers is the courage to admit you were wrong about something, and to share the facts with your readers. If you make a mistake, fess up. "Someone says it's being mis-characterized" isn't "fessing up" or coming clean. I actually do respect John (a lot), let me therefore say this: you're also better than this John. John I’ve updated the post – with my thoughts added to it.

AS I see it, you’re still being dishonest, or at least not telling your readers what they should know. You should have changed the very first sentence of your post. And the title. Not because it’s snarky, but because the author is not speaking for the Pentagon.

utsu: of course. We all make mistakes, and we all are subjective to one degree or another. But: what distinguishes honest from dishonest bloggers is the courage to admit you were wrong about something, and to share the facts with your readers. If you make a mistake, fess up. “Someone says it’s being mis-characterized” isn’t “fessing up” or coming clean.

I actually do respect John (a lot), let me therefore say this: you’re also better than this John.

]]> By: utsu http://www.poligazette.com/2008/04/18/pentagon-institute-war-in-iraq-a-debacle/comment-page-1/#comment-42491 utsu Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:44:53 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/04/18/pentagon-institute-war-in-iraq-a-debacle/#comment-42491 "Sheesh, Michael. You are better than this" Yes, but he has weaknesses just like any writer on the net. IMO, some of his opinions and stances have come from a spite of scepticism, and some have come out of it. "Sheesh, Michael. You are better than this"

Yes, but he has weaknesses just like any writer on the net. IMO, some of his opinions and stances have come from a spite of scepticism, and some have come out of it.

]]> By: John Cole http://www.poligazette.com/2008/04/18/pentagon-institute-war-in-iraq-a-debacle/comment-page-1/#comment-42476 John Cole Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:26:04 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/04/18/pentagon-institute-war-in-iraq-a-debacle/#comment-42476 You didn't even read my post, did you? You just sort of linked it from memeorandum, right? You clearly didn't pay attention to my linking to the pdf of it so people could read it themselves, or where I discussed the Rumsfeld small forces aspect (discussed on page 6-7 of the actual report). Not to mention it would be kinda silly for me to say I was "right all along" about Iraq when I supported the war for three years. Sheesh, Michael. You are better than this. You didn’t even read my post, did you? You just sort of linked it from memeorandum, right? You clearly didn’t pay attention to my linking to the pdf of it so people could read it themselves, or where I discussed the Rumsfeld small forces aspect (discussed on page 6-7 of the actual report). Not to mention it would be kinda silly for me to say I was "right all along" about Iraq when I supported the war for three years. Sheesh, Michael. You are better than this.

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