Hard to say. Michael Scheuer has criticized clinton recently for being a liar. On the other hand, he is apparently a leftist, one of those rogue CIA man who thinks he knows better than anyone else and is happy to undermine the government when they fail to do exactly what he recommends.
The problems he raises are real. But I think he exaggerates. No, we can't stay in Afghanistan forever, and we can't fix Islam without some help from the Muslims themselves, or a massive conversion effort that will need to be religious, not political.
Muslim remains an intractably violent and evil religion, IMHO.
"On the other hand, he is apparently a leftist, one of those rogue CIA man who thinks he knows better than anyone else"
Yes, he's a big fat know-it-all... just like Richard Clarke was, the intrepid genius who knew all but still couldnt stop a single terrorist attack...
Anyway, it is funny how the FR know-it-all types gravitate to these guys.
Some good advice but take with grain o salt.
The only thing that can defeat us is defeatism itself.
"Muslim remains an intractably violent and evil religion, IMHO."
That is one thing that strikes me from this article, the intractable love of violence and hatred for the outside ... we have poured foreign aid in, we have begged for reconciliation, hosted elections, built schools and hospitals, and the jihadists would prefer muslim misery to westernized joy.