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Hanson's temperament and his point of view dictate his conclusion in advance. In other words, he'd write a similar column whatever the situation was or whatever war we were in. He's certainly inspirational, but he's not a good guide to foreign policy. Trust someone who is actually there or who has knowledge of the region, not an armchair historian who finds examples to justify what he's already decided to be true. Even if he's right about Iraq, the fact that he'd be writing the same sort of column about any other war doesn't inspire trust in his conclusions.

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Trust someone who is actually there or who has knowledge of the region, not an armchair historian who finds examples to justify what he's already decided to be true.

Thats a pretty rigorous standard to uphold, especially when what you're attempting is to provide an historial context to todays events.

Did you have someone else in mind?