No, in point of fact, Max Hastings is not a wanker, and that's what makes this such a painful read. Hastings was one of Britain's premier war correspondents and landed with the troops during the Falkland Islands war. His strategic understanding of this war is colored by his hatred of Bush and the "neo-cons" (shorthand for "Jews"-notice he doesn't hesitate to give a gratuitous slam at Sharon, the bete-noir of choice for Jew-baiters everywhere). He will never have anything good to say about our struggle as long as Bush is president, though the survival of our civilization be at stake.
Saddam will be killed because his killing is just. Like most Europeans these days, Hastings stops short of the necessity to inflict on Saddam the maximum penalty for his crimes. In short, like most Europeans, Hastings has lost his nerve.
Be Seeing You,
Chris