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Reader comment on item: William Quandt's Embarrassing Memo

Submitted by Chris (Egypt), Nov 5, 2012 at 02:47

Wow, that's harsh. He makes a preliminary analysis of a situation and it turns out to be wrong, so BAM, suddenly that makes him incompetent. ...

He's not a crystal ball and you shouldn't expect him to be able to predict the future with 100% accuracy. This was one view within the government; I'm sure there were other people with other views. That's why the government has a lot of people working for it; so they can get a variety of view points. His argument was well thought out and there were a number of good points and good policy recommendations. Besides, his scenario was certainly a possibility with which the United States should have been prepared to deal.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Not a crystal ball [119 words]ChrisNov 5, 2012 02:47200339
Quandt and Begin [298 words]RafiMay 31, 2010 12:14173583
William Quandt's embarassing memo, What a Misunderstanding of History. [119 words]Anne-USAMay 31, 2010 09:27173576
Embarrassing Memo of William Quandt. [72 words]M.D.May 30, 2010 17:23173550
Israel and Arab War Criminals [279 words]Sir Daniel TobinMay 30, 2010 11:04173534
1Incompetence or Fallibility? [79 words]Ira KatzMay 30, 2010 10:40173531
William Quandt's Embarassing Memo" [90 words]VigilantMay 30, 2010 09:35173530
Where's the draft discussion paper? [35 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Wallace BrandMay 30, 2010 09:07173528

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