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From: barry levine
Date: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Subject: re: A Case of Mental Courage
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
From: barry levine
Date: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Subject: re: A Case of Mental Courage
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
Mr. Brooks illustrates for us what Charlie Munger called "confirmation bias". He calls the Surge in Iraq a success not because Iraqis now have surrendered WMDs, or now have a stable government, or electricity, or running water or peace with Israel. As the Iraqi civil war gets back into gear, he blithely insinuates that anyone who doesn't accept the Surge as a success is delusional. It is educational to note how mr. Brooks can gaze into the pool of Iraq and see nothing but his own reflection.
Barry Levine
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