finally finished this, after bookmarking it until now. Very very polished, well done, and super super-extensive interviews.
there is a slight bias in the use of the term 'neocons' which is a bit of an explosive label, like 'liberals'....but the extent of it is so minor, it's not really worth mentioning.
THIS is journalism. Not MSM, not what you see on the 24hour news network.
ok on topic:
I'll never forget that, despite the administration's incompetence, what the US public acted like....
"freedom fries"
"freedom toast"
"We are ashamed that Bush is from Texas" - massive backlash
"stay the course"
and the fact that the admin was re-elected in 2004....the admin created the structure for the whole shit, but the US public was the critical engine that largely approved what the adminsitration did....and showed that approval by foolishly re-electing the team.
Just like many Chinese are stupidly blind and nationalistic to understand why people protest their anti-Tibet actions and call their critics "anti-chinese westerners," many [though thanks to the US heterogeny, not exactly 95%] Americans were too nationalistic and culturally ignorant ['why are their women wearing that shawl thingie LOL we must rescue them from barbaric culturez" - my observation of some Texans around me] and called their critics - especially French - as "cowards" and militarily "losers."
It is amazing. Before then, I had a relatively positive stereotype of the 'american experience.' not so much now.
[and sadly, i was either apathetic or supportive of the admin and the war, altho it largely wore off by the time the 2004 elections rolled around. anyone remember the 2nd of the three election debates right before the November elections? that was one truly eye opening episode for me, in terms of what kind of personality BUsh had.]
