Advance "Praise" For "War And Decision"

Surely, somebody out there likes former Undersecretary for Defense Douglas Feith?

Here are excerpts from two of the four blurbs on the back cover of his new book.

"The fact that the policy to which he contributed was flawed from the outset in no way diminishes the historical importance of this firsthand account." (Jean Edward Smith)

"Douglas Feith has written what will be a controversial book. It will certainly anger many readers because it takes a different position that most other accounts on the wisdom of going to war in Iraq, on what mistakes were made, and on what made them. But Feith's is a serious work, well-documented, that presents the best defense to date of the defining policy of the Bush presidency. It is a readable account that deserves to be read and its argument debated." (Robert Gallucci)

Comments

I believe that Tommy Franks has always been a big admirer.

Posted by Dave | April 10, 2008 8:12 PM

Feith's book is perfectly rectangular. Its page numbers progress in a pleasing upward sequence. Its evident shortcomings in terms of accuracy are offset by its usefulness in balancing wobbly furniture.

Posted by bert | April 10, 2008 9:27 PM

@bert:
Splendid!

Posted by Chris S. | April 10, 2008 10:18 PM

I'm sure Dean Galucci's comments have nothing to do with the fact that for some reason Mr. Feith is teaching at Georgetown :)

Posted by hoya saxa | April 10, 2008 10:52 PM

This war was more than just a mistake, it was just plain wrong...a wrong moral decision to engage in an elective war...it was, in theological terms, a sin.

And for those pastors who did not speak out against the war...who did not speak out against moral outrages like Abu Ghraib...they committed a moral outrage themselves.

And their are plenty of conservative evangelical pastors who were on the Bush bandwagon who did nothing to stop this wrong. As MLK said, all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, and that is what a whole lot of conservative pastors have done for the last 7 years.

Posted by cm | April 11, 2008 12:11 AM

It appears the neo-cons are aiming for a comeback by arguing they were sabotaged by their enemies. I suspect they hope their arguments for a pre-emptive attack on Iran will garner widespread support instead of being dismissed as they should be. I recall Barbara Tuchman (author of the Guns of August) described this behavior as "bellicose frivolity" and showed where it lead in August 1914. Her description applies equally well to Feith and his neo-con allies' behavior.

Posted by AndyGardner | April 15, 2008 12:07 PM

As Spike Milligan blurbed one of his own books: "Packed with good things, like ink, full stops, and paper with words on it"

Posted by A | April 30, 2008 11:48 AM