Thank you. That was a very nice interview with Mr.Hunter.
When will we grow up and realize that our politicians have to be pragmatists, such as this man appears to be? For example, politically he doesn’t waste time with a proverbial Pepsi Challenge over candidates. He sounds like he’d weigh positions as a straight matter of course and throw his support behind the best of the available candidates.
I’ve often admired his tact and his solid conservative values. He is like the antidote to the failed Obama megastardom (’you have to elect me to find out what I am actually’). Me I’ve always admired pragmatists such as D.Hunter and J.Bolton for their simplicity - what they purport to be is what you likely discover they are. Also, they have never shown themselves to be coarse pragmatists and instead seem to be legitimate learners, ready and even eager for new information through exposure to facts. I despise those who argue from a position against newly acquired facts. In Duncan’s case he may question the situation that held America at such a disadvantage following Gulf War 1 (our lack of resolve to finish things under Bush 41 and instead allowing it to fester under Saddam, the status quo). But he doesn’t waste time with it - he tries to deal with the situation as it stands. Here we are. We need to do this. I can admire that.
I’m no politician and actually question our wisdom in bothering to invade with our forces an enemy we do not want as a citizen, but once these things were set in motion I wanted an entirely apolitical, pragmatic, military approach to the outcome. I will enjoy reading Mr.Hunter’s account.
I believe these will be quite worthwhile. Hunter is not through with politics. Even if he does not run for elected office again, he will certainly be on some short lists for SecDef. So the interviews will be good for posterity. He doesn’t have to worry about contradicting himself because he is not the type of politician who worries about which way the winds are blowing then subsequently tailors his answers.