Comments on: Why Won’t Press Name Imperial Hubris Author? http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_wont_press_name_imperial_hubris_author/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:23:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John "Akatsukami" Braue http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_wont_press_name_imperial_hubris_author/comment-page-1/#comment-22085 John "Akatsukami" Braue Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:47:19 +0000 /?p=7191#comment-22085 In the (classical-)liberal West, there is a "bright line" between military and civilian structures. One of the Western military virtues is loyalty to the sovereign, which includes not publicly criticizing or commenting on grand strategy. On the civilian, such criticism (delivered, to be sure, in a respectful, impersonal manner) is considered a duty. Whilst we might debate which side of the line the CIA <i>should</i> be on, there is no question that, in terms of providing commentary, it is seen now as essentially civilian. In the (classical-)liberal West, there is a "bright line" between military and civilian structures. One of the Western military virtues is loyalty to the sovereign, which includes not publicly criticizing or commenting on grand strategy. On the civilian, such criticism (delivered, to be sure, in a respectful, impersonal manner) is considered a duty.

Whilst we might debate which side of the line the CIA should be on, there is no question that, in terms of providing commentary, it is seen now as essentially civilian.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_wont_press_name_imperial_hubris_author/comment-page-1/#comment-22084 James Joyner Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:01:00 +0000 /?p=7191#comment-22084 His fundamental argument is that we're not fighting terrorism but rather a global Islamist jihad. He doesn't think it winnable unless we recognize that and take off the gloves. He doesn't seem too sure that we'll win even then. His fundamental argument is that we're not fighting terrorism but rather a global Islamist jihad. He doesn't think it winnable unless we recognize that and take off the gloves. He doesn't seem too sure that we'll win even then.

]]> By: The Key Monk http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_wont_press_name_imperial_hubris_author/comment-page-1/#comment-22080 The Key Monk Sun, 15 Aug 2004 04:26:38 +0000 /?p=7191#comment-22080 <strong>Lack of Anonymity</strong> The fact that the CIA would not halt publication of this type of anti-US policy commentary in the year of a presidential election, authored by an analyst who is supposed to synthesize the information that is so crucial to the policies he derides says a... Lack of Anonymity
The fact that the CIA would not halt publication of this type of anti-US policy commentary in the year of a presidential election, authored by an analyst who is supposed to synthesize the information that is so crucial to the policies he derides says a...

]]> By: Professor Chaos http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_wont_press_name_imperial_hubris_author/comment-page-1/#comment-22079 Professor Chaos Sun, 15 Aug 2004 04:16:15 +0000 /?p=7191#comment-22079 James: I was about to buy this book tonight, but suddenly it seemed out of date (given the recent arrests); most books have a certain "shelf-life," but if you're going to say the GWOT is a failure, you need to at least give some credentials so that your book can be measured in terms of the historical record ... James: I was about to buy this book tonight, but suddenly it seemed out of date (given the recent arrests); most books have a certain "shelf-life," but if you're going to say the GWOT is a failure, you need to at least give some credentials so that your book can be measured in terms of the historical record ...

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