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Now, who should we believe: a Lt. Colonel serving in Iraq, or an armchair retired conservative publisher? Hmm. Let me think for .0000001 nanoseconds. Okay, I'll go with the Colonel.

Now, who should we believe: a Lt. Colonel serving in Iraq, or an armchair retired conservative publisher? Hmm. Let me think for .0000001 nanoseconds. Okay, I'll go with the Colonel.

Exactly.

What is reported in the media and what is reality in Iraq are really about as different as night and day.

I actually tend to like Buckley, but he's wrong on this one.

During Napoleon’s occupation of Egypt, a Muslim writer described his fascination and admiration for the French method of jurisprudence even during hostilities. According to historian Bernard Lewis, the writer compared French due process to the extremist Muslims who pretended to be warriors in a holy war but killed people and destroyed human beings for no other reason than to gratify their animal passions

That's great. What happened to Napoleon's army in Egypt? Oh that's right, his invasion was a failure and he was cut off by the British, an army which eventually surrendered to the British. That's exactly who I would take my historical notes from Colonel...

Now, who should we believe: a Lt. Colonel serving in Iraq, or an armchair retired conservative publisher? Hmm. Let me think for .0000001 nanoseconds. Okay, I'll go with the Colonel.

I'll go with Buckley. He has an understanding far beyond someone who is currently in Iraq and wants to believe in his cause.