MrModerate
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Sun Mar-13-05 10:03 AM
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The Middle East as well or better than any pundit, having visited there A LOT.
He's no neocon, and while he may be Republican, he's never (AFAIK) been noticeably partisan.
But yes, he has drunk the koolaid, and has supported the war on the basis of "democracy at the point of a gun" being a wise choice.
Like I said, a qualified, not-stupid, non-partisan pundit who sides with Schimpanski 3 times out of 10. While I think it's realistic to continue regarding Bush as a bit of a dumbfuck, not everyone who agrees with him is too.
Just deluded, and profoundly wrong in this case.
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