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Michael Yon is watching American TV in Mosul
Credibility Match: Fred Kagan vs. Nir RosenWith Jim Lehrer in the Ring Wednesday, 12 March 2008, Mosul, Iraq Sorting out the truth about the war in Iraq has always been difficult. The first challenge is deciding whom to listen to and whom to just ignore. Listen to someone who is truthful and knows what he's talking about, ignore the blatherers. Simple enough. The difficulty comes in sorting out who is who. I greeted Fred Kagan with some skepticism at first, yet the more he talks about Iraq, the more apparent it becomes that his words are measured and resonate with the truth on the ground here. Not so with Nir Rosen. This morning I watched the television screen in Mosul as Kagan and Rosen debated Iraq, hosted by Jim Lehrer. Kagan's statements were entirely consistent with what I see and hear unfolding here. By comparison, Rosen came across as a new Baghdad Bob. While he might be articulate, well dressed and highly credentialed, Rosen's characterizations of the situation were at best inconsistent with ground-based realities, and at worst completely false . Kagan is worth listening to. Nir Rosen is not. Michael Yon, Mosul, Iraq Posted by: Mike 2008-03-12 |
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