Kristol reveals several times in this article that, despite the immense complexities and ever-changing situation in Iraq, his analysis of the war/occupation is utterly *static.* He is entirely unconscious of the fact that that may be the very essence of the problem with his analysis of Iraq.
It also happens to explain why Bush boy is so enamored of Kristol.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2007/07/23/BL2007072300360.html?nav=rss_politicsMonday, July 23, 2007; 8:06 AM
Bill Kristol's the-war-is-being-won piece in The Washington Post brought him plenty of ridicule, but at least one person liked it.
President Bush read the July 15 Outlook article that morning and recommended it to his staff.
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The Weekly Standard editor, looking a bit grayer at 54, takes the broadsides in stride, his genial, professorial demeanor seemingly unruffled by the highly personal attacks.
"I've been pretty consistent, pretty upfront and straightforward about my views," he says in his downtown office. "I had the same views when they were reasonably popular as I do now when they're unpopular. It would really be pathetic to adjust one's analysis based on public opinion."
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"Obviously I wish the war had gone better," he allows, but "I'm not going to say something I don't believe to make my critics happier."
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