2) Again, where's the crime in "cashing in" on writing a book about the Bush White House? Someone had to write the first book. Bill Sammon wrote the first book about the White House response to terror, and his pre-dated Frum's. But Frum's book was better, more insightful. I have no idea what W. thinks of Frum's book, but he should be pleased. It casts George W. Bush in a positive light.
3) I'm not implying Hagel isn't a good American (and his service in Vietnam is greatly respected). Perhaps my point about him being an American by the "accident of birth" should have been applied to great faceless mass of Americans who go through their lives never thinking about anything much beyond what's on TV that evening, and who have no realization how great a country this is. My point was that Frum chose to become an American, and people who make a conscious choice to come here often have a better appreciation of what this country means in terms of its system of government, its freedoms, and its role as a light and hope to the rest of the world. To contrast Hagel and Frum on this point wasn't fair. My point is that his opinions cannot be denegrated because he comes from Canada.