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To: Tolik
Imagine if we’d reported on WWII the way we do now

Imagine if Vic got back to his hack treatment of ancient history instead of incessant ramblings on something he has no clue about (of course he's not always that good on the ancient history either). Vic has made it evidently clear his treatment of historical fact outside of ancient history is questionable at best

47 posted on 05/12/2006 7:41:15 AM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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To: billbears

good bye


48 posted on 05/12/2006 7:57:18 AM PDT by be4everfree
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To: billbears

But what he says gets the patriotic juices flowing, so it doesn't matter what the facts are.    

52 posted on 05/12/2006 8:23:25 AM PDT by melancton
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To: billbears
Imagine if Vic got back to his hack treatment of ancient history instead of incessant ramblings on something he has no clue about (of course he's not always that good on the ancient history either). Vic has made it evidently clear his treatment of historical fact outside of ancient history is questionable at best

Can you cite any specifics in the posted article to support this opinion?

68 posted on 05/12/2006 11:16:32 AM PDT by Logophile
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To: billbears

Why don't you be more specific? Where does Hanson make a mistake here about WWII? Where does he unfairly criticize war critic's treatment of current ops?


73 posted on 05/12/2006 12:48:26 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (TRY JESUS. If you don't like Him, the devil will always take you back.)
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To: billbears

I'm a modern U.S. historian, and I find his treatment of modern history pretty damn accurate---much better than yahoo Freeper neoConfederates who think that only happy slaves existed in the South. If only all historians were as accurate in dealing with war issues as Hanson.


78 posted on 05/12/2006 12:57:26 PM PDT by LS
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To: billbears

Where was author Hanson's perception of WW2 questionable? It was a bleak time, but nonetheless the U.S. overcame the odds and triumphed.


81 posted on 05/12/2006 12:59:24 PM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: billbears

Hanson goes a little overboard on this one. It's mildly amusing, though he should stick to op/ed columns and lose the "historical" slant on these articles. He's good at ancient history and warfare, but I've never been a fan of his columns on modern war.


105 posted on 05/18/2006 10:45:00 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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